Clinical and electrodiagnostic findings in copper deficiency myeloneuropathy

• Published in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry Vol. 80; no. 5; pp. 524 - 527
• Main Authors: Goodman, B P, Bosch, E P, Ross, M A, Hoffman-Snyder, C, Dodick, D D, Smith, B E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.05.2009; BMJ Publishing Group; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Aged; Aminoacid disorders; Ankle; Ataxia; Biological and medical sciences; Copper - deficiency; Electrodiagnosis; Electromyography; Errors of metabolism; Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory - physiology; Female; Gait Disorders, Neurologic - physiopathology; Gastrointestinal surgery; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Neural Conduction - physiology; Neurologic Examination; Neurology; Patients; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - pathology; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology; Retrospective Studies; Spinal cord; Spinal Cord Diseases - diagnosis; Spinal Cord Diseases - pathology; Spinal Cord Diseases - physiopathology; Copper; Nervous system diseases; Deficiency

Introduction: Copper deficiency is an increasingly recognised cause of neurological impairment. This retrospective review highlights clinical and electrodiagnostic findings in patients diagnosed at our institution with copper deficiency. Methods: Clinical, radiographic and electrodiagnostic findings...