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Case Reports
. 2005 May;76(5):750-1.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.046987.

Copper deficiency myeloneuropathy and pancytopenia secondary to overuse of zinc supplementation

J Rowin  1 , S L Lewis
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Copper deficiency myeloneuropathy and pancytopenia secondary to overuse of zinc supplementation

J Rowin et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2005 May.

Abstract

The haematological complications of acquired copper deficiency have been well documented, but the neurological complications have only recently been reported. An illustrative case of copper deficiency myeloneuropathy with pancytopenia is presented and the potential aetiologies and neurological manifestations of this deficiency state discussed.

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