Do many of you have low levels of (one or more) B-12, B1, D and E? I am especially curious about those of you who have a genetic SCA?
After a lot of reading, I am logically inclined to think that low vitamin levels are not caused by a neurological condition, but rather due to malabsorption or bad diet. Now, in our case, these low levels are either incidental or the cause of ataxia (a few B-12 sites talk about ataxia).
This leads me to the conclusion that some of the side-effects talked about here are due to low vitamin levels rather than Cerebellar Ataxia. e.g. skin disorders could be due to low D or B12 levels rather than SCA.
Anyone have any thoughts/ideas otherwise?
On a side note, I see that gluten allergies cause malabsorption, and additionally directly affect the brain because the gliadin antibodies destroy the Purkinje cells, so it's a double-whammy.
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