[Chronic meningitis before diagnosis of celiac disease].
Neurological complications, mainly cerebellar syndrome, have been associated with coeliac disease. We report the first observation of a 56-year-old woman with a chronic meningitis revealing coeliac disease. Neuralgia of the trijeminal nerve and cerebellar syndrome only appeared seven years after the onset of meningitis. MRI examination showed a cerebellar atrophy and a leucoencephalopathy. This case report emphasizes the utility of detection of anti-gliadin antibodies for the diagnosis of a chronic meningitis.
Cartalat-Carel
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Fédération de Neurologie Mazarin, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
Pradat
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Carpentier
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Delattre
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D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005903:Gliadin / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology
D000906:Antibodies; D005903:Gliadin