Centrally Mediated Disorders of Gastrointestinal Pain
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Centrally Mediated Disorders of Gastrointestinal Pain.
Centrally Mediated Abdominal Pain Syndrome (CAPS), formerly known as Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome, can be distinguished from other functional GI disorders by its strong central component and relative independence from motility disturbances. CAPS is a result of central sensitization with disinhibition of pain signals rather than increased peripheral afferent excitability. A newly described...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.02.034