Is celiac disease associated with Alzheimer's disease?

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 147-151

  Frisoni, G B ^a,b   Carabellese, N ^c   Longhi, M ^d   Geroldi, C ^a,b   Bianchetti, A ^a,b   Govoni, S ^b   Cattaneo, R ^c   Trabucchi, M ^a,b  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^b Alzheimer's Disease Unit   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d Eurospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; antigliadin antibody; celiac disease; gluten sensitivity; immunology

Indexed keywords

GLIADIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCREENING;

EID: 0030934457     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00086.x     Document Type: Article

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