Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 4, Supplement 1 , Pages S92-S97 , April 2005

Neurologic presentation of celiac disease

  • Khalafalla O. Bushara

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Khalafalla O. Bushara, MD, 127 Minneapolis VA Medical Center, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417

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 Supported by the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Foundation.

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