Neurological manifestations of celiac disease Manifestações neurológicas da doença celíaca

Celiac disease (CD/ Nontropicalsprue, gluten-sensitive enteropathy) is a malabsortive condition in which an allergic reaction to the cereal grain-protein gluten (present in wheat, rye and barley) causes small intestine mucosal injury. The onset is in the first four decades of life, with a female to...

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Main Authors: José Ibiapina Siqueira Neto, Ana Carolina Leite Vieira Costa, Francisco George Magalhães, Gisele Sampaio Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2004-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000600007