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Menkes Disease Case courtesy of Dr Prashant Gupta , Radiopaedia.org, rID: 18273

These cases are patients who I, or my colleagues have seen. They are de-identified and many instances have been presented in more depth in an academic setting. These videos are not individual medical advice and are for general educational purposes only. I do not give medical advice over the internet.

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Case of sensory ataxic ganglionopathy-myelopathy in copper deficiency. J Neurol Sci. 2009;277(1-2):184. 

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Ascorbic Acid Intake and Oxalate Synthesis. Urolithiasis. 2016 Aug; 44(4): 289–297.

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