Wilson disease

Case contributed by Utkarsh Kabra
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Dystonia, dysarthria

Patient Data

Age: 15 years
Gender: Male
mri

T2/FLAIR hyperintensities are seen in bilateral putamen, caudate nuclei and thalami. Subtle possible hyperintensities are also seen in bilateral cerebral peduncles.

Case Discussion

These are typical CNS manifestations of Wilson's disease in a patient on treatment for the same.

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