Autism spectrum disorder and celiac disease: no evidence for a link

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the possible association between celiac disease (CD) and/or gluten sensitivity (GS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHODS: Occurrences of CD were determined in a group of children and adolescents affected by ASD and, conversely, occurrences of ASD were assessed in a grou...

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Main Authors: Icaro Camargo Batista, Lenora Gandolfi, Yanna Karla Medeiros Nobrega, Rodrigo Coutinho Almeida, Lucas Malta Almeida, Dioclécio Campos Junior, Riccardo Pratesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000100007&lng=en&tlng=en