Myelopolyneuropathy and pancytopenia due to copper deficiency and high zinc levels of unknown origin: Further support for existence of a new zinc overload syndrome

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1303-1306

  Hedera, Peter ^a,c   Fink, John K ^a,b   Bockenstedt, Paula L ^a   Brewer, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PANCYTOPENIA; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SUPPLEMENTATION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC OVERLOAD SYNDROME;

COPPER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCYTOPENIA; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; ZINC;

EID: 0041920560     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.60.9.1303     Document Type: Article

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