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Wilson's Disease Masquerading as Acute Encephalitis: A Case Report

2024-04-03

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Introduction: Wilson's disease (WD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by copper accumulation in the liver, brain, and cornea, resulting from mutations in the ATP7B gene. Case Presentation: This case report presents a unique manifestation of WD, as a 14-year-old female from rural Pakistan presented with acute encephalitis and the ‘Face of the Giant Panda Sign’. Encep...

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Literature Corpus work: 83fa4993-64dd-5a18-949d-4682f54d2a31
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3925236/v1

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