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Once
the diagnosis of WD is made, treatment is
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crucial
to avoid fatal outcome. Medical
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treatment
consists of dietary restriction coupled
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with various copper-chelating medications.
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Dietary
restriction alone doesn’t prevent or
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control
wilson’s disease, high amount of copper
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containing
foods( nuts ,meat and fish
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,chocolates,
spinach etc) should be avoided .
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Continuous
life long drug therapy is essential
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;initially
to reduce copper to sub toxic levels
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and
subsequently to maintain a negative copper
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balance.
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