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Wilson's disease presenting with an unusual cough

✍ Scribed by Nathan E. Crone; H. A. Jinnah; Stephen G. Reich

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
92 KB
Volume
20
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-3185

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Abstract

A 26‐year‐old man developed an unusual repetitive, nonproductive cough. Extensive pulmonary and otolaryngology investigations failed to disclose a cause. It was only after he developed additional neurological manifestations ultimately leading to the diagnosis of Wilson's disease (WD) that a neurological basis for the cough was suspected. Features of the cough suggest it was a form of respiratory dyskinesia, a previously unreported presentation of WD. Β© 2005 Movement Disorder Society

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