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What is the fate of someone who does not treat wilsons disease?
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Universally fatal: without treatment. With treatment including liver transplantation 5 year survival can be as high as 88%. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!
Answered 2/28/2015
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Deterioration: of the CNS and liver. Indeed, 1 in 20 with Wilson's present in their 20's with a failed liver. Dramatic. Majority of the patients show stabilization of the disease on medical treatment. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23006462
Answered 2/28/2015
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Liver/neuro failure: Untreated, Wilson's disease can progress to liver failure and neurological disability and possibly death. With treatment, individuals with Wilson's disease have normal life expectancy. However, without treatment, individuals can expect issues with the brain, liver, eyes and psychiatric manifestations. Each individual is different so there are not set patterns of disease
Answered 12/9/2015
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