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Positron Emission Tomography Using 64-Copper as a Tracer for the Study of Copper-Related Disorders
Published on: April 28, 2023
Copper deficiency myeloneuropathy resembling B12 deficiency: partial resolution of MR imaging findings with copper
B P Goodman1, B W Chong, A C Patel
1Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA. goodman.brent@mayo.edu
Abstract:
Copper deficiency has been associated with a clinical syndrome, myeloneuropathy. Radiographic changes resembling B(12) deficiency in the cervical spinal cord have been described. We present a case of copper deficiency myeloneuropathy, with cervical MR imaging findings resembling B(12) deficiency, which partially reversed following copper supplementation. This is, to our knowledge, the first described case of radiographic improvement with copper supplementation.

