NEUROLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS IN COELIAC DISEASE PATIENTS

Abstract

Currently coeliac disease is considered as a systemic immune-mediated disease occurring in genetically predisposed persons in regular gluten consumption. Extraintestinal manifestations of the disease, including various neurologic disturbances have the significant specific weight in a complex of gluten-dependent coeliac disease symptoms. The article provides a review of the literature data on frequency and clinical peculiarities of various neurological manifestations of the coeliac disease, and possible pathogenetic mechanisms of the central and peripheral nervous system lesion are considered

Keywords

• gluten
• coeliac disease
• neurologic disturbances
• gluten-free diet