Copper-64 metabolism in two patients with non-Wilsonian movement disorders and copper deficiency.

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Copper-64 studies are presented of 2 patients with non-Wilsonian movement disorder and with abnormal copper handling. Both patients differed from the usual phenotype of non-Wilsonian low copper movement disorder as they had choreiform movement disorders with an onset in the first decade; one patient lacked significant intellectual impairment. Both patients had reduced serum total copper and marginal free copper...

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