Altered Brain Structure in Chronic Visceral Pain: Specific Differences in Gray Matter Volume and Associations With Visceral Symptoms and Chronic Stress

Altered Brain Structure in Chronic Visceral Pain: Specific Differences in Gray Matter Volume and Associations With Visceral Symptoms and Chronic Stress

Structural brain alterations in chronic pain conditions remain incompletely understood, especially in chronic visceral pain. Patients with chronic-inflammatory or functional bowel disorders experience recurring abdominal pain in concert with other gastrointestinal symptoms, such as altered bowel hab...

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Main Authors: Hanna Öhlmann, Laura Ricarda Koenen, Franziska Labrenz, Harald Engler, Nina Theysohn, Jost Langhorst, Sigrid Elsenbruch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
chronic visceral pain
gut-brain axis
inflammatory bowel disease
ulcerative colitis
irritable bowel syndrome
gray matter volume
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.733035/full

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