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01-03-2017 | Letter to the Editor
Recurrent cerebral venous thrombosis revealing celiac disease: an exceptional case report
Authors:
Rahma Beyrouti, Malek Mansour, Amel Kacem, Hager Derbali, Ridha Mrissa
Published in:
Acta Neurologica Belgica
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Issue 1/2017
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Excerpt
Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder that occurs in genetically predisposed individuals in response to ingestion of gluten. Classical forms revealed by the triad malabsorption, diarrhea and abdominal pain represent only 10–20 % of cases and clinical presentation is often polymorphic [
1]. Thrombotic events may occur in CD, and thrombosis is usually of atypical site (abdominal veins) [
2]. Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is rarely reported during CD and is exceptionally a revealing mode [
3,
4]. We report on CD revealed by a recurrent CVT. …