Copper deficiency: An unusual case of myelopathy with neuropathy

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 434-435

  Bertfield, Deborah L ^a   Jumma, Odai ^b   Pitceathly, Robert D S ^b   Sussman, Jon D ^b  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; COPPER DERIVATIVE; HISTIDINE COPPER; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; IRON; RAMIPRIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE COURSE; DUODENUM ULCER; GASTRECTOMY BILLROTH II; GASTROENTEROSTOMY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS STENOSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TRUNCUS VAGOTOMY; UNSTEADINESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COPPER; HUMANS; MALE; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 47749098311     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2008.007218     Document Type: Article

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