Relapsing hypocupraemic myelopathy requiring high-dose oral copper replacement

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1092-1093

  Prodan, C I ^a,d   Bottomley, S S ^a   Holland, N R ^c   Lind, S E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Neurology Specialists of Monmouth County   (United States)

^d PPOB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCUPRAEMIC MYELOPATHY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SUPPLEMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COPPER; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747395126     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.096883     Document Type: Article

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