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Wilson's Disease and Catatonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Elizabeth J. B. Davis  and
Milind Borde
Elizabeth J. B. Davis*
Affiliation:
Davis Institute of Neuropsychiatry, Boreya Road, Kanke, Ranchi, India 834006
Milind Borde
Affiliation:
Davis Institute of Neuropsychiatry, Ranchi, India 834006
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

A 12-year-old Indian boy presented to a psychiatric unit with catatonia. He was subsequently diagnosed to have Wilson's disease. Symptoms improved on treatment with penicillamine, zinc sulphate, and benzodiazepines.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 162 , Issue 2 , February 1993 , pp. 256 - 259
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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