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Case ReportJournal of Pharmacy Practice and Community MedicineVol. 4 | Issue 1 | 2018 | pp. 39–40Open access
MRI Changes in the Brain: A Key to the Diagnosis of Wilson’s Disease
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- 1 Center for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (CENAR), Quetta, PAKISTAN.
- 2 Combined Military Hospital, Quetta, PAKISTAN.
- 3 Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, PAKISTAN.
Published in Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine
Correspondence: Shehla Iftikhar
Center for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (CENAR), Quetta, PAKISTAN.
Email: shehla.iftikhar@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2018 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Jan 22, 2018
- Received:
- Nov 21, 2017
- Accepted:
- Jan 21, 2018
How to cite
Iftikhar, S., Qasmi, I. M., Dildar, N., Aamir, U., & Saleem, F. (2018). MRI Changes in the Brain: A Key to the Diagnosis of Wilson’s Disease. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, 4(1), 39–40. https://doi.org/10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.10
Abstract
A 10 year old boy was presented with weakness of upper and lower limbs and generalized body aches for the last three months. Later he developed mild uncoordinated movements, ataxia, slurred speech and dysarthria. MRI of the brain was advised that showed bilateral T2W hyperintensity in caudate, lentiform nuclei and pons. Ophthalmological examination showed Kayser Fleisher rings. 24 h urinary copper levels established the diagnosis of Wilson’s disease.
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| Title | MRI Changes in the Brain: A Key to the Diagnosis of Wilson’s Disease |
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| Authors | Shehla Iftikhar; Imran Masoud Qasmi; Nazia Dildar; Umar Aamir; Fahad Saleem |
| Affiliations | Center for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (CENAR), Quetta, PAKISTAN.; Combined Military Hospital, Quetta, PAKISTAN.; Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, PAKISTAN. |
| Corresponding author | shehla.iftikhar@gmail.com |
| Journal | Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 4, Issue 1 (2018) |
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