Is the prevalence of celiac disease increased among epileptic patients?

Is the prevalence of celiac disease increased among epileptic patients?

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) among a group of epileptic patients attending the Epilepsy Clinics of two general hospitals in the city of Brasilia (DF), Brazil. METHOD: Serum samples were collected from 255 epileptic patients (119 children, 136 adults) originating from Ep...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Pratesi, Lenora Gandolfi, Rita C. Martins, Pedro L. Tauil, Yanna Karla Nobrega, Wagner Afonso Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2003-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
celiac disease
gluten-sensitive enteropathy
epilepsy
prevalence
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000300002&tlng=en
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