title: Multifocal axonal polyneuropathy in celiac disease.
abstract: The authors report six patients with multifocal axonal polyneuropathy and the subsequent diagnosis of celiac disease (CD). Five patients did not improve or had only modest improvement following dietary intervention or immune therapies; one patient with marked weakness and mild electrodiagnostic findings had complete resolution of the neuropathy following immunomodulatory therapy. CD may be a cause of multifocal axonal polyneuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Peripheral Neuropathy Center, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10022, USA. ruc9002@med.cornell.edu
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: P H R
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Sander
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Brannagan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Latov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D020833:Diffuse Axonal Injury / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome