Abstract

Objective: Celiac disease has been associated with many neurological disorders. In this report, we discuss 16 patients with both celiac disease and neurological symptoms and evaluate the overall neurological features of celiac disease in the light of the current literature to emphasize the neurological aspects of celiac disease.

Material and Methods: The medical records of all patients diagnosed with celiac disease between 2010 and 2012 were reviewed.

Results: Nine of these 16 cases were female while seven were male with a mean age of 10.34±3.76 years (5-16 years). The reported neurological problems of these 16 children with celiac disease were epilepsy (n=10), mental retardation (n=9), ataxia (n=3), neuropathy (n=1), headache (n=2), febrile seizure (n=1), and neurofi bromatosis type 1 (plus headache) (n=1).

Conclusion: Celiac disease may accompany many different neurological conditions. These disorders can share some symptoms such as associated anemia, short stature, and chronic gastrointestinal complaints and the diagnosis of celiac disease may be delayed among patients with neurological disease

Keywords: Celiac disease, Child, Neurological disease, Epilepsy, Neuropathy

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Işıkay S, Hızlı Ş. Celiac Disease and Associated Neurological Conditions. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 1 [cited 2025 May 25];10(1):35-9. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/413