Pediatric Neurology
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 34-36 , July 2009

Celiac Disease-Related Antibodies in Italian Children With Epilepsy

  • Lucio Giordano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Division, City Hospital of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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  • Monica Valotti, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Biotechnology Laboratory of the Diagnostics Department, City Hospital of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • ,
  • Adonella Bosetti, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Biotechnology Laboratory of the Diagnostics Department, City Hospital of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • ,
  • Patrizia Accorsi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Division, City Hospital of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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  • Luigi Caimi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Biotechnology Laboratory of the Diagnostics Department, City Hospital of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • ,
  • Luisa Imberti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Biotechnology Laboratory of the Diagnostics Department, City Hospital of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Imberti; Diagnostics Department, Biotechnology Laboratory, Spedali Civili di Brescia, pz.le Spedali Civili, 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.

Received 11 November 2008 ,Accepted 10 February 2009.

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PII: S0887-8994(09)00083-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.02.009

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 34-36 , July 2009

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