The perfect storm: copper deficiency presenting as progressive peripheral neuropathy

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Feb;34(2):340.e5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.06.024. Epub 2015 Jun 16.

Authors

Laura Coyle¹, Mahnaz Entezaralmahdi², Mobolaji Adeola², Patricio De Hoyos², Ali Mehed², Joseph Varon³

Affiliations

¹ Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY.
² Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
³ Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Department of Critical Care, University General Hospital, Houston, TX. Electronic address: Joseph.Varon@uth.tmc.edu.

PMID: 26162620
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.06.024

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Copper / deficiency*
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis*
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology*
Risk Factors

Substances

Copper