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What Alternative Medicines Can Be Given To Treat Wilsons Disease ?
My son ajay singh age 16 years diagonist wilson s disease and D pencillamine giving from last 7 years but he can t speak and right hand movement. please give the details.
Fri, 5 Apr 2013
1. Wilson disease (Heapto lenticular degeneration) is an autosomal recessive trait, thus he might have received one gene from each parent (Gene Mutation)
2. you haven't mentioned about the Copper level? (serum as well as urine)
3. when copper is unable to excrete (as in this case) it start getting accumulating and tha main sites are liver and brain: which has resulted in persistent neurological difficulty : aphasia (unable to speak) and unable to move hand (Rt.)
4. seek an opinion/consultation of Ophthalmologist for KF rings and with Hepatologist for active Hepatitis, bleeding problems, Cirrhosis of liver?
5. Avoid mushrooms,nuts,chocolates,liver,shell fish,dried fruits which are rich source of copper.
6. Avoid 'Arogya Vardhini Vati' in Ayurveda drugs as it is rich source of copper (tamra bhasam)
7. apart from D-pencillamine, Zinc can be used,and Physiotherapy can be assist in coping with neurological symptoms.
8. liver transplant is the effective cure.
2. you haven't mentioned about the Copper level? (serum as well as urine)
3. when copper is unable to excrete (as in this case) it start getting accumulating and tha main sites are liver and brain: which has resulted in persistent neurological difficulty : aphasia (unable to speak) and unable to move hand (Rt.)
4. seek an opinion/consultation of Ophthalmologist for KF rings and with Hepatologist for active Hepatitis, bleeding problems, Cirrhosis of liver?
5. Avoid mushrooms,nuts,chocolates,liver,shell fish,dried fruits which are rich source of copper.
6. Avoid 'Arogya Vardhini Vati' in Ayurveda drugs as it is rich source of copper (tamra bhasam)
7. apart from D-pencillamine, Zinc can be used,and Physiotherapy can be assist in coping with neurological symptoms.
8. liver transplant is the effective cure.
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Wilson's disease is a inherited disease for 1 in 100000 people a mutation in one of the gene in which you have increased levels of copper .copper gets stored in liver and brain and the disease presents also in two ways that is liver disease and neurological disease or impairment .From the above history your son has more of neurological disease and has presented with aphasia {unable to speak } and unable to move right hand .the best treatment is pencillamine which chelates or joins to copper and removes it from the body.the drug it self has some side effects do monitor the copper levels in urine .there is an option of transplantation but has many risks .
take care
thank you
Wilson's disease is a inherited disease for 1 in 100000 people a mutation in one of the gene in which you have increased levels of copper .copper gets stored in liver and brain and the disease presents also in two ways that is liver disease and neurological disease or impairment .From the above history your son has more of neurological disease and has presented with aphasia {unable to speak } and unable to move right hand .the best treatment is pencillamine which chelates or joins to copper and removes it from the body.the drug it self has some side effects do monitor the copper levels in urine .there is an option of transplantation but has many risks .
take care
thank you
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