Other autoimmune forms include dermatitis herpetiformis, which causes itchy skin lesions, and gluten ataxia, which affects brain tissue, resulting in unsteady gait and lack of motor control.

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The 66-year-old had an incurable brain condition called cerebellar ataxia.

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