A newer copper chelating agent currently being investigated is tetrathiomolybdate. The hope is that it will prove to have fewer side effects than penicillamine, yet be more effective than Trientine.
Without treatment, Wilson disease is always fatal. With treatment, symptoms may continue to worsen for the first six to eight weeks.
Treatment of WD revolves around the process of copper chelation. A chelating agent binds to excess copper in the bloodstream so that it can be excreted from the body.
Sadly, there is no cure to Wilson's disease. : (
A gastroenterologist will treat and monitor liver disease, while a neurologist and psychiatrist (or neuropsychiatrist) should evaluate and treat neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Patients may be given a liver transplant in the event of liver failure as a complication of WD.
Treatment with zinc acetate is also an effective way to remove excess copper from the body.
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Yes, if not treated, Wilson disease may cause death.
The earlier in the course of the disorder that treatment is started, the more beneficial the effects will be. For others who have a more severe form of the disease, only modest improvements may be seen.
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because Wilson disease is so rare, diagnosis is often unfortunately delayed.
William R. Wilson has written: 'The clinical handbook of ear, nose, and throat disorders' -- subject(s): Clinical medicine, Handbooks, manuals, Otolaryngology