EPI Cured With GFDiet-Med Report

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This report from neurologist in Chile makes a good case for giving the gluten free diet a try!



Canales P, Mery VP, Larrondo FJ, Bravo FL, Godoy J.
Department of Neurology, Hospital Regional de Talca, Talca, Chile.

BACKGROUND: There is a well-documented relationship between epilepsy and celiac disease, including a syndrome characterized by epilepsy, occipital calcifications, and celiac disease. REVIEW SUMMARY: We report the case of a 23-year-old woman with an 11-year history of refractory epileptic seizures and newly diagnosed biopsy-proven celiac disease with increased antiendomysium immunoglobulin A antibodies. The patient showed a dramatic improvement after starting a gluten-free diet. CONCLUSION: This case emphasizes the need to include celiac disease in the differential diagnosis when investigating the etiology of epilepsy in refractory patients.

PMID: 17122729 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE