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Dramatic improvement of parkinsonian symptoms after gluten-free diet introduction in a patient with silent celiac disease

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  1. Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy

    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Fioravante Capone & Federico Ranieri

  2. Fondazione Alberto Sordi, Research Institute for Ageing, Rome, Italy

    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Fioravante Capone & Federico Ranieri

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Università Cattolica, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Giovanni Cammarota

  4. Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Università Cattolica, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Daniela Di Giuda

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Di Lazzaro, V., Capone, F., Cammarota, G. et al. Dramatic improvement of parkinsonian symptoms after gluten-free diet introduction in a patient with silent celiac disease. J Neurol 261, 443–445 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-014-7245-7

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