Wilson's disease classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Wilson's disease is classified based on the symptomatic presentation into hepatic and neurologic Wilson's disease.
Classification
Wilson's disease is classified based on the symptomatic presentation as the following:[1]
- Hepatic Wilson's disease (H):
- H1: Acute hepatic Wilson's disease
- H2: Chronic hepatic Wilson's disease
- Neurologic Wilson's disease (N):
- N1: Neurologic manifestations associated with hepatic involvement
- N2: Neurologic manifestations only
- NX: Unknown liver involvement
References
- ↑ Ferenci P, Caca K, Loudianos G, Mieli-Vergani G, Tanner S, Sternlieb I; et al. (2003). "Diagnosis and phenotypic classification of Wilson disease". Liver Int. 23 (3): 139–42. PMID 12955875.