PHARMACOLOGIC MANAGEMENT IN SYMPTOMATIC WILSON DISEASE TYPICALLY HAS AN INITIAL PHASE OF TREATMENT TO REMOVE EXCESS COPPER FROM THE BODY, FOLLOWED BY A MAINTENANCE PHASE ONCE SYMPTOMS OR BIOCHEMICAL ABNORMALITIES HAVE STABILIZED1-3
PHARMACOLOGIC MANAGEMENT IN SYMPTOMATIC WILSON DISEASE TYPICALLY HAS AN INITIAL PHASE OF TREATMENT TO REMOVE EXCESS COPPER FROM THE BODY, FOLLOWED BY A MAINTENANCE PHASE ONCE SYMPTOMS OR BIOCHEMICAL ABNORMALITIES HAVE STABILIZED1-3
COPPER-RICH FOODS AND WATER SHOULD BE AVOIDED, AT LEAST IN THE FIRST YEAR OF TREATMENT. WILSON DISEASE CANNOT BE TREATED EXCLUSIVELY BY DIETARY MEASURES1-3
