Hypocupremia-associated myelopathy.
We present a 45-year-old man with copper deficiency (hypocupremia)-associated myelopathy. Acquired copper deficiency is a recently recognized cause of myelopathy in adults.
Allred
John W
JW
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Nashville, TN 37232-2675, USA. John.Allred@Vanderbilt.Edu
Aulino
Joseph M
JM
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003300:Copper / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
D003300:Copper