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Originally Posted by OneMoreTime
And Gluten Sensitivity/Celiac Disease - what's that all about? Are there neuro complications? What are they? Or is this mainly an intestinal absorbtion/dietary advice forum? Or is there a vitamin deficiency that causes neurological symptoms -- I'm not bashing disorders, just trying to figure it all out people. Trying to learn.
Theresa
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Hi Theresa,
Thanks for asking
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YES, Gluten Sensitivity/ Celiac Disease causes wide ranging neurological disease. I asked for the forum to be set up on BrainTalk because the neurological manifestations are widely unrecognized (because our doctors think of it as primarily a gastrointestinal disease, but it can present soley as neurological disease).
Celiac Disease can be asymptomatic, and neurological disease can occur with or without gastrointestinal symptoms. The neurological problems are caused by both immunological factors (Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disease) and nutritional factors (particularly deficiencies of folate, B1, B6, B12, E).
Because a gluten free diet is the only treatment, our forum does focus a lot on dietary advice and information on nutritional deficiency.
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From: Neurologic Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease by Mark B. Skeen, MD, Neurologic Clinics, Volume 20, Number 1, February 2002
"Neurologic disease associated with gluten sensitivity or celiac disease includes a wide range of manifestations:
Central nervous system (CNS) manifestations include dementia, cerebellar ataxia, myelopathy, encephalopathy, brain stem encephalitis, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy,chronic, progressive leukoencephalopathy, progressive myoclonic ataxia, seizures, isolated CNS vasculitis, and a syndrome of celiac disease with encephalopathy and bilateral occipital calcifications.”
“Several reports document the existence of peripheral neuropathy in association with celiac disease.”
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I would like the new forum name to keep a focus on neurology. I like NeuroTalk and BrainStorm. Back to regular scheduled discussion on naming of the forum~ just couldn't pass on an opportunity to answer your question
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Cara
Anyone interested in more can check out The Gluten File or visit our GS/CD forum!