title: Distal axonopathy associated with chronic gluten enteropathy: a treatable disorder.
abstract: Our experience with one patient and literature review reveals that patients with chronic gluten enteropathy and severe steatorrhea may develop a generalized peripheral neuropathy of the distal axonopathy type. Vitamin levels are usually normal, and the neuropathy appears to respond to gluten restriction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pack
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Horoupian
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: DeSouza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schaumburg
mesh_terms: D001369:Axons; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014810:Vitamin E