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Bilateral Occipital Calcification Associated with Celiac Disease, Folate Deficiency & Epilepsy
AJNR 16:1498-1500, Lea,M.E.,et al, 1995
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Article Abstract
In a patient with celiac disease,folate and iron deficiency,and epilepsy, CT over a 4-month period showed parietoocipital calcifications in the corticomedullary junctions.The calcification was progressive,but it and the seizures stabilized after institution of a gluten-free diet and iron and folic acid supplements.
 
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