Imaging features of copper deficiency myelopathy: A study of 25 cases

Neuroradiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 78-83

  Kumar, Neeraj ^a,b   Ahlskog, J Eric ^a   Klein, Christopher J ^a   Port, John D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper deficiency; Cord signal; Magnetic resonance; Myelopathy

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COPPER; FEMALE; GAIT ATAXIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 32344452060     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-005-0016-5     Document Type: Article

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