title: Severe myelopathy after denture cream use--is copper deficiency or excess zinc the cause?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Paediatric and Adult Movement Disorders and Neuropsychiatry, Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany. Electronic address: simone.zittel@neuro.uni-luebeck.de.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zittel
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ufer
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gerloff
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Paediatric and Adult Movement Disorders and Neuropsychiatry, Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Münchau
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Neurology, Albertinen-Krankenhaus, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenkranz
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000172:deficiency*; D003778:Dentures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D007706:Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc
keywords: Denture cream; Hypocupremia; Zinc intoxication