Microstructural brain reorganization in chronic gastrointestinal disorders

Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders: Reorganization of the Brain?

Article history: Received 5 August 2016 Accepted 5 August 2016 Available online 9 August 2016 tomography (PET). Brain function, which reflects the amount of ‘activity’ that the brain generates, can be measured via its blood perfusion and/or metabolism by using PET with intravenous injection of a radiopharmaceutical tracer such as H2O (Fox et al., 1984). Active brain regions have a higher need o...

Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders in Pregnancy

یکی از شکایات شایع دوران حاملگی، اختلالات معده ای روده ای (GI) است. اطلاع از میزان بروز و چگونگی اختلالات معده ای روده ای، نوع مراقبت از بیماران حامله را تعیین خواهد کرد. در این مقاله تغییرات فیزیولوژیک، بیماریهای عفونی، بیماریهای اتوایمون و تشکیل زخم در سیستم گوارشی دوران بارداری مورد بحث قرار گرفته است. هم چنین در مورد درمان و اثرات آنها روی جنین و نیز اثر حاملگی روی انواع اختلالات معدی روده...

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) detects microstructural reorganization in the brain associated with chronic irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder characterized by recurring abdominal pain associated with alterations in bowel habits. We hypothesized that patients with chronic visceral pain associated with IBS may have microstructural differences in the brain compared with healthy control subjects (HCs), indicative of long-term neural reorganization of

Cigarettes and Gastrointestinal Disorders

Background and Objectives: Smoking is an important risk factor for gastrointestinal disorders such as peptic ulcer, Crohn's disease and various cancers. The present study discusses the most important and known effects of smoking on the gastrointestinal tract.  Method and Materials: This review uses the keywords Smoking, Gastrointestinal diseases, Inflammation and Cancer in the English database...

Letter to Editor: Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Chronic Movement Disorders