Idiopathic cerebellar ataxia associated with celiac disease: Lack of distinctive neurological features

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-35

  Pellecchia, Maria Teresa ^a   Scala, Rossana ^a   Filla, Alessandro ^a   De Michele, Giuseppe ^a   Ciacci, Carolina ^b   Barone, Paolo ^a,c  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Clinica Neurologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiendomesium antibodies; Antigliadin antibodies; Ataxia; Celiac disease

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; GLIADIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUODENUM MUCOSA; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032992333     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.66.1.32     Document Type: Article

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