Term Name: copper deficiency myelopathy
Synonyms: human swayback
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.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:5112]   ( DOID:5112 )

Relationships
is a type of: nutritional deficiency disease