Myeloneuropathy due to copper deficiency: Clinical and MRI findings after copper supplementation

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 521-524

  Bolamperti, Laura ^a   Leone, Maurizio A ^a   Stecco, Alessandro ^b   Reggiani, Monica ^b   Pirisi, Mario ^b   Carriero, Alessandro ^b   Monaco, Francesco ^b  

^a MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copper deficiency; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myelopathy; Neuropathy; Subacute combined degeneration

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

AGED; ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISTAL PARESTHESIA; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALNUTRITION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYNEUROPATHY; PROPRIOCEPTION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; VIBRATION SENSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ANISOTROPY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COPPER; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449533093     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-009-0126-7     Document Type: Article

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