title: Cerebral involvement in celiac disease: a serial MRI study in a patient with brainstem and cerebellar symptoms.
abstract: A patient with celiac disease and relapsing-progressive symptoms suggesting brainstem and cerebellar involvement underwent serial MRIs. The first examination revealed multiple enhancing and nonenhancing lesions. Thereafter, a large enhancing cerebellar lesion appeared, followed by severe cerebellar atrophy. The presence of structural neuronal damage was confirmed by proton MR spectroscopy and magnetization transfer imaging. MRI results and CSF findings suggested that neurologic complications were more likely due to an inflammatory process.
authors.affiliation: Centro Studi Sclerosi Multipla, Gallarate Hospital-University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghezzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Filippi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Falini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaffaroni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male