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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2017; 23(22): 4132-4134
Published online Jun 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i22.4132
Published online Jun 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i22.4132
Is tremor related to celiac disease?
Lucia Ameghino, Malco Damian Rossi, Daniel Cerquetti, Marcelo Merello, Movement Disorders Section, Neuroscience Department, Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research, Buenos Aires C1428AQK, Argentina
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author reports no conflict of interest.
Correspondence to: Marcelo Merello, MD, PhD, Movement Disorders Section, Neuroscience Department, Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research, Montañeses 2325, Buenos Aires C1428AQK, Argentina. mmerello@fleni.org.ar
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Received: January 10, 2017
Peer-review started: January 11, 2017
First decision: February 9, 2017
Revised: April 3, 2017
Accepted: May 9, 2017
Article in press: May 9, 2017
Published online: June 14, 2017
Processing time: 154 Days and 12.1 Hours
Peer-review started: January 11, 2017
First decision: February 9, 2017
Revised: April 3, 2017
Accepted: May 9, 2017
Article in press: May 9, 2017
Published online: June 14, 2017
Processing time: 154 Days and 12.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: We performed an online inquest, completed by 1512 subjects, 674 had celiac disease and 290 controls. We observed a higher (double) prevalence of tremor in celiac patients in comparison to healthy controls (28% vs 14%, P < 0.001). The frequency of a family history of tremor was higher in controls with tremor, but not in Celiac disease (CD) patients with tremor, suggesting that tremor in CD might be more frequent than controls and possibly related to the disease process itself and not due to essential tremor.