Atypical neurological involvement associated with celiac disease

H A Hanagasi; E Gürol; H A Sahin; M Emre

doi:10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00155.x

Atypical neurological involvement associated with celiac disease

Eur J Neurol. 2001 Jan;8(1):67-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00155.x.

Authors

H A Hanagasi¹, E Gürol, H A Sahin, M Emre

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Behavioural Neurology and Movement Disorders Unit, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 11509083
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00155.x

Abstract

We report an unusual case of celiac disease in a 31-year-old woman with gait disorder, stimulus-induced myoclonus and abnormalities of eye movement. We suggest that celiac disease can present with a variety of unusual neurological manifestations.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Celiac Disease / complications*
Celiac Disease / therapy
Eye Movements
Female
Gait
Humans
Movement Disorders / etiology
Myoclonus / etiology
Nervous System Diseases / etiology*
Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology