copper deficiency myelopathy (DOID:5112)
Alliance: disease page
Synonyms: human swayback
Alt IDs: MESH:D013540, UMLS_CUI:C0038981
Definition: A nutritional deficiency disease that is characterized by deficiency of copper, causing spastic gait and ataxia, often with anemia and neutropenia, has_symptom imbalance and jerking movements, and has_material_basis_in copper deficiency possibly due to malabsorption or excess zinc ingestion.