Case 35-2017. A 57-Year-Old Woman with Hypoesthesia and Weakness in the Legs and Arms

Michael P Bowley; William S David; Tracey A Cho; Anand S Dighe

doi:10.1056/NEJMcpc1710564

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Case 35-2017. A 57-Year-Old Woman with Hypoesthesia and Weakness in the Legs and Arms

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Case 35-2017. A 57-Year-Old Woman with Hypoesthesia and Weakness in the Legs and Arms

Michael P Bowley, William S David, Tracey A Cho and Anand S Dighe

The New England journal of medicine, Vol.377(20), pp.1977-1984

11/16/2017

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcpc1710564

PMID: 29141163

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Abstract

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Electromyography

Muscle Weakness - etiology

Spinal Cord Diseases - diagnosis

Diagnosis, Differential

Gastric Bypass

Vitamin B 12 Deficiency - diagnosis

Humans

Middle Aged

Deficiency Diseases - chemically induced

Deficiency Diseases - diagnosis

Zinc - adverse effects

Deficiency Diseases - complications

Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory - physiology

Hypesthesia - etiology

Spinal Cord Diseases - etiology

Vitamin E Deficiency - diagnosis

Female

Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological

Copper - deficiency

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Title: Subtitle: Case 35-2017. A 57-Year-Old Woman with Hypoesthesia and Weakness in the Legs and Arms
Creators: Michael P Bowley - From the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
William S David - From the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
Tracey A Cho - From the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
Anand S Dighe - From the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The New England journal of medicine, Vol.377(20), pp.1977-1984
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcpc1710564
PMID: 29141163
ISSN: 0028-4793
eISSN: 1533-4406
Language: English
Date published: 11/16/2017
Academic Unit: Neurology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Record Identifier: 9984020754902771

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