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Hyderabad woman's 'dance' walk was Wilson's disease
short by / on Friday, 11 April, 2025
A 21-year-old Hyderabad woman’s unusual, dance-like walk puzzled her family for years. Along with slurred speech and jerky limb movements, symptoms persisted until Dr Sudhir Kumar found key signs: dysarthria and a copper-coloured ring in her eyes. The diagnosis—Wilson’s disease, a rare but treatable genetic disorder causing copper buildup in the body—brought clarity and hope for recovery.
read more at The South First