An Unexpected Novel Antioxidant-like Activity for the Classic Copper-chelating Drug Penicillamine
Penicillamine
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Penicillamine
Paraesthesia: case reportA male patient [age at reaction onset not stated] was
diagnosed with Wilson disease in 1997, when he was 15 yearsold. He initially received penicillamine [details of drugadministration not stated], but it was switched to trientine dueto side effects such as paraesthesia [outcome not stated].Kim YE, et al. Unusual epileptic deterioration and extensive white matter lesionduring treatment in Wilson’s disease. BMC Neurology 13: [3 pages], No. 127, 25Sep 2013. Available from: URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-13-127 -South Korea 803098362
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