Visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome: A summary review

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 440-445

  Stacher, Georg ^a   Christensen, James ^b  

^a Psychophysiologisches Laboratorium   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Constipation; Diarrhea; Irritable bowel syndrome; Visceral nociceptors; Visceral sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IRRITABLE COLON; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; THEORY; VISCERA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISCERAL AFFERENTS;

EID: 33645871586     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-3152-9     Document Type: Review

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