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Cerebellar ataxia and gluten sensitivity: a rare but possible cause of ataxia, even in childhood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2000

Neil Gordon
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Huntlywood, 3 Styal Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 4AE, UK.
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Abstract

Over 85% of patients with celiac disease have no gastrointestinal symptoms. Therefore, it is logical to replace the definition of celiac disease based solely on small bowel morphology by the more inclusive term of gluten sensitivity or ataxia, a name which includes silent, latent, and manifest celiac disease. As this altered terminology is not universally accepted, the terms celiac disease and gluten sensitivity are used synonymously.

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