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this is for those with older relatives who are *not* diagnosed coeliac.
ataxia involves dizziness, unsteadiness and so forth. a typical
cause is a minor stroke. those for whom no cause can be found
are potentially undiagnosed coeliacs as this article discusses:
Coeliac disease in patients with cerebellar ataxia of unknown
origin.
Luostarinen LK, Collin PO, Peraaho MJ, Maki MJ, and Pirttila
TA
Ann Med 2001 Sep 33(6): p. 445-9
http://bmj.com/cgi/external_ref?access_num=11585106&link_type=MED
if you know anyone who meets this description, they may wish to
participate in clinical studies going on now:
Gluten-Free Diet in Patients with Gluten Sensitivity and Cerebellar
Ataxia This study is currently recruiting patients.
http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00006492http://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/detail/A_2001-N-0003.html