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Hypocupremia: An Under Recognized Cause of Subacute Combined Degeneration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Irene Y. L. Tan ,
Lyne Noël de Tilly  and
Trevor A. Gray
Irene Y. L. Tan*
Affiliation:
Medical Imaging Department, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lyne Noël de Tilly
Affiliation:
Medical Imaging Department, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Trevor A. Gray
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
3rd Floor, Cardinal Carter Wing, Medical Imaging Department, St. Michael’s Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada.
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , November 2009 , pp. 779 - 782
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