PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - I D Wilkinson
AU  - M Hadjivassiliou
AU  - J M Dickson
AU  - L Wallis
AU  - R A Grünewald
AU  - S C Coley
AU  - E Widjaja
AU  - P D Griffiths
TI  - Cerebellar abnormalities on proton MR spectroscopy in gluten ataxia
AID  - 10.1136/jnnp.2004.049809
DP  - 2005 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
PG  - 1011--1013
VI  - 76
IP  - 7
4099  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/76/7/1011.short
4100  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/76/7/1011.full
SO  - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry2005 Jul 01; 76
AB  - Gluten sensitivity can manifest with ataxia. The metabolic status of the cerebellum was investigated in 15 patients with gluten ataxia and 10 controls using proton MR spectroscopy. Significant differences were present in mean N-acetyl aspartate levels at short echo time and N-acetyl aspartate/choline ratios at long echo time between the patient and control groups. These data support the hypothesis that cerebellar neuronal physiology differs between patients with gluten ataxia and healthy controls.