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Hypocupremia: A Possible Association with Late Cortical Cerebellar Atrophy Cover

Hypocupremia: A Possible Association with Late Cortical Cerebellar Atrophy

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Volume 4 (2014): Issue 0
By: Shivam Om Mittal and  Duarte G. Machado  
Open Access
|Sep 2014

Figures & Tables

Video Segment1.

Neurological Examination at First Visit.

Neurological examination demonstrates mild dysdiadochokinesia and moderately impaired tandem gait.

Video Segment2.

Neurological Examination at Follow-up after 6 Months.

The patient has worsening neurological features with severely impaired tandem gait and severe difficulty in balancing on one foot such that he nearly falls.

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Figure 1

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain Sagittal Section of T1 Sequence Showing Cerebellar Cortical Atrophy.

No white matter changes in the cerebellar peduncle

Table 1

Serum Level of Copper and Ceruloplasmin at Different Time Points

Data Points Over Three YearsCopper Level (μg/mL)Ceruloplasmin (mg/dL)
10.4512
20.39
30.33
40.3912
50.42
60.3613
70.4215
80.33
90.38
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.204 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
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Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 21, 2013
Accepted on: Aug 12, 2014
Published on: Sep 9, 2014
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Hypocupremia,
late cortical cerebellar atrophy,
cerebellar ataxia,
ceruloplasmin,
cerebellar atrophy,
cerebellum

© 2014 Shivam Om Mittal, Duarte G. Machado, published by Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
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