Progressive cerebral calcifications, epilepsy, and celiac disease.
A case with progressive cerebral calcifications, white matter involvement, and drug-resistant epilepsy in a 9-year-old boy is described. The final diagnosis was celiac disease (CD). The relationship of CD with epileptogenic lesions is considered, and the possible significance of this association is discussed.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Siena, Italy.
Balestri
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Vascotto
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Farnetani
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Di Bartolo
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Di Marco
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Vindigni
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D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed