Interest of corticosteroids in neurological complications of celiac disease

INTRODUCTION: Neurological manifestations of celiac disease are rare and polymorphic. Similar to lesions of the digestive tract, the standard treatment includes steroids.

CASE REPORT: A 41-year-old woman, followed up for celiac disease resistant to gluten-free diet, developed rapidly spastic paraparesis, cerebellar syndrome, horizontal diplopia and decline of visual acuity. The diagnosis of neurological complications of celiac disease was established and the patient was treated with methylprednisolone, followed by oral prednisone. For 9 years, the patient's neurological status remained stabilized with a prednisone dose at 20mg per day. The patient relapsed when progressive reduction of prednisone dose was attempted; neurological and gastrointestinal signs worsening at 15mg per day; increasing the dose to 30mg improved the clinical status.

DISCUSSION: The mechanism of onset of neurological disease remains unknown. Immunological, nutritional, toxic or metabolic factors could be involved. The positive response to corticosteroids observed in this patient suggest an immunological mechanism.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:165

Enthalten in:

Revue neurologique - 165(2009), 12 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 1103-6

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Intérêt de la corticothérapie dans les complications neurologiques de la maladie coeliaque

Beteiligte Personen:

Ait Ben Haddou, E [VerfasserIn]
Errabih, I [VerfasserIn]
Raissouni, L [VerfasserIn]
Elhassani, M [VerfasserIn]
Benomar, A [VerfasserIn]
Ouazzani, H [VerfasserIn]
Yahyaoui, M [VerfasserIn]

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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Case Reports
English Abstract
Journal Article
Prednisone
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Date Completed 27.04.2010

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.neurol.2009.02.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM189425695