Wilson's disease

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An anxious, paranoid, disoriented patient usually requires psychiatric referral. Occasionally, such features are the first noticeable indication of an inherited copper-storage disorder. The authors describe accompanying hepatic and neurologic findings that characterize Wilson's disease and describe their recent experience in diagnosing and treating a patient with this uncommon disease.

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G. Hagan Jackson

G. Hagan Jackson, MD Dr Jackson is a resident, department of internal medicine and neurology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Arthur Meyer

Arthur Meyer, MD Steven Lippmann, MD Dr Meyer was a resident and Dr Lippmann is a professor, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr Meyer is now a staff physician at Central State Hospital, Louisville.

Steven Lippmann

Arthur Meyer, MD Steven Lippmann, MD Dr Meyer was a resident and Dr Lippmann is a professor, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr Meyer is now a staff physician at Central State Hospital, Louisville.