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Wilson Disease

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

AspirationSeizuresAnemiaArrhythmiasRenal DysfunctionUnstable ElectrolytesCareful PositioningDelayed EmergenceCoagulopathyHepatic Dysfunction

Pathophysiology

Wilson disease, or hepatolenticular degeneration, is an autosomal recessive defect in ATP7B on chromosome 13 — the copper-transporting ATPase that loads copper onto ceruloplasmin and excretes the...

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