Title: Celiac disease presenting as motor neuron disease.
Authors: Lee, Jee Eun; Ryu, Dong Woo; Kim, Joong Seok; An, Jae Young
Abstract: The article presents case study of a 60‑year-old man who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and started riluzole. It mentions that Needle electromyography showed active denervation and neurogenic changes in motor unit potentials in the sternocleidomastoid, biceps brachii, triceps, first dorsal interosseous, vastus lateralis, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius muscles.
Subjects: AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis; RILUZOLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; DENERVATION; BICEPS brachii; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID muscle; AUTOIMMUNE disease diagnosis; CELIAC disease diagnosis; BRAIN; CELIAC disease; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; MOTOR neuron diseases
Publication: Neurology India, 2018, Vol 66, Issue 6, p1810
ISSN: 0028-3886
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.246268

Celiac disease presenting as motor neuron disease.

Lee, Jee Eun; Ryu, Dong Woo; Kim, Joong Seok; An, Jae Young