Hypocupremia: An under recognized cause of subacute combined degeneration

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 779-782

  Tan, Irene Y L ^a   De Tilly, Lyne Noël ^a   Gray, Trevor A ^b  

^a Medical Imaging Department

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITROUS OXIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND BIOPSY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 70350303929     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100008441     Document Type: Article

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