Caution! Self-supplementation may be injurious to your health

Acta Neurol Belg. 2017 Sep;117(3):781-782. doi: 10.1007/s13760-016-0737-8. Epub 2016 Dec 24.

Authors

Ayoub Innabi¹, Kaustubh Limaye², Sarah Cobb³, Rohan Samant⁴, Tuhin Virmani³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
² Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA. [email protected].
³ Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.

PMID: 28013488
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-016-0737-8

No abstract available

Keywords: Copper Deficiency; Cupric Chloride; Dorsal Column; First Dorsal Interosseous; Sensory Nerve Conduction Velocity.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Ceruloplasmin / deficiency*
Copper / deficiency*
Cranial Nerves / physiopathology
Electromyography
Female
Humans
Iron Metabolism Disorders / diagnostic imaging
Iron Metabolism Disorders / etiology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neural Conduction
Neurodegenerative Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Neurodegenerative Diseases / etiology*
Spinal Cord Diseases / chemically induced*
Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Zinc / adverse effects*

Substances

Copper
Ceruloplasmin
Zinc

Supplementary concepts

Familial apoceruloplasmin deficiency