Copper deficiency: A rare cause of ataxia following gastric bypass surgery

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1318-1319

  Goldberg, Michael E ^a   Laczek, Jeffrey ^b   Napierkowski, John J ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; COPPER DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBID OBESITY; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; ATAXIA; COPPER; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 43549121963     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01782_12.x     Document Type: Letter

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