Epilepsy with cerebral calcifications poorly responsive to antiepileptic treatment have been reported significantly improved with folic acid and a gluten-free diet. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Coeliac disease, folic acid deficiency and epilepsy with cerebral calcifications.
Acta Paediatr Scand. 1991 May;80(5):559-62. PMID: 1908173
Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Istituto per l'Infanzia Burlo Garofolo, Italy.
Two cases of focal occipital epilepsy with cerebral calcifications poorly responsive to antiepileptic treatment are described. In both cases coeliac disease was diagnosed and folic acid deficiency documented. A gluten-free diet and a brief supplementation with folic acid lead to a complete EEG and clinical normalization in one case and to a significant improvement of EEG and seizure control in the other.