Boy with Dysarthria and Frequent Falls: A Treatable Disorder

J Pediatr. 2019 Dec:215:280-280.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.06.068. Epub 2019 Jul 31.

Authors

Indar Kumar Sharawat¹, Arjun Kurup², Vishal Sondhi², Lokesh Saini¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Unit, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.

PMID: 31377039
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.06.068

No abstract available

Keywords: ATP7B gene; Kayser–Fleischer ring; Wilson disease; copper metabolism; face of the giant panda sign; face of the miniature panda sign.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls*
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Chelating Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Dysarthria / etiology*
Hepatolenticular Degeneration / diagnosis*
Hepatolenticular Degeneration / drug therapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Speech Disorders / etiology
Trace Elements / therapeutic use
Tremor / etiology
Trientine / therapeutic use
Zinc / therapeutic use

Substances

Chelating Agents
Trace Elements
Zinc
Trientine