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20451943

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-4
pubmed:abstractText
We report two patients, both with a history of gastric surgery, who presented with progressive optic neuropathy and myelopathy. The patients' symptoms were initially attributed to vitamin B12 deficiency and/or neuromyelitis optica; however, after the neurologic deficits continued to progress with the use of conventional treatments, further evaluation was initiated, and a severe copper deficiency was revealed. Copper deficiency is a rare cause of progressive optic neuropathy and myelopathy and should be considered in the differential diagnosis. It is crucial to elicit a history of gastric surgery or other risk factors for hypocupremia in those patients undergoing an evaluation for subacute or chronically progressive optic neuropathy or myelopathy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1879-3304
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
386-92
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Combined optic neuropathy and myelopathy secondary to copper deficiency.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports