Celiac disease as a possible cause for low serum ferritin in patients with restless legs syndrome

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 763-765

  Manchanda, Shalini ^a   Davies, Charles R ^a,b   Picchietti, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CARLE CLINIC ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Ferritin; Gluten; Iron deficiency; Iron supplementation; Malabsorption; Restless legs syndrome; Tissue transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; PRAMIPEXOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUODENUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC DISORDER; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON STORAGE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY;

BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; DIET, GLUTEN-FREE; DUODENUM; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67650593854     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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