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With neurologic involvement and ceruloplasmin deficiency, it may mimic Wilson disease (WD).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We report the first adult patient with HB.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The patient suffered from moderate intellectual disability, partial hearing loss, spastic ataxia, hypotonia, and unilateral tremor of parkinsonian type. At age 29, she was diagnosed with WD based on neurology, elevated 24H urinary copper, low ceruloplasmin, and pathological <jats:sup>65<\/jats:sup>Cu test. Approximately 25 years later, genetic testing did not support WD or aceruloplasminemia. 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