Wilson's Disease Debates

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Saturday March 24, 2018

WILSON'S DISEASE (WD): HISTORY, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

Kinnier Wilson and
Wilson's disease:
Emmanuel Broussolle, France
The new Wilson's like disease: treatable manganese metabolism disorders causing parkinsonism and dystonia:
Antonio Federico, Italy
Acquired copper deficiency in patients with and without WD: Fabienne Ory Magne, France

China's experience:
Clinic of WD:
Xiaoping Wang, China
Brain atrophy and neurological impairment in Wilson`s disease:
Lukasz Smolinski, Poland
Determination of copper poisoning in Wilson's disease and other metal dysbalances using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma spectrometry:
Ralf Weiskirchen, Germany

WD: PATHOGENESIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, THERAPY
Homage to Anna Czlonkowska:
Olivier Bandmann, UK
WD: pathogenesis, genetic
and epigenetic factors:
Valentina Medici, USA
Epidemiology – disease
still underdiagnosed:
Oliver Bandmann, UK

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS- GREAT VARIABILITY
The hepatic manifestations:
Piotr Socha, Poland
The neurological manifestations:
Petr Dusek, Czech Republic

WD: TREATMENT
We need more options:
Karl Heinz Weiss, Germany
Is liver transplantation a reasonable alternative
in patients resistant to chelators?
Aurélia Poujois, France