Brain lesions like Lou Gehrig’s Disease from reactions to gluten

Here is another report just published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology describing a case of white matter (brain tissue) lesions suggesting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease) that turned about to be a neurological manifestation of gluten sensitivity. Of special note: “MR [magnetic resonance] imaging findings suggestive of ALS improved after gluten-free diet institution.”

Brain white matter lesions occur with inflammatory bowel disease

White matter is the myelinated tissue in the central nervous system. To quote this recent paper on the link between inflammatory bowel disease and neurodegeneration: “These cases, together with previous reports, suggest that white matter lesions may be another extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease.”