Abdominal Pain, the Adolescent and Altered Brain Structure and Function.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder of unknown etiology. Although relatively common in children, how this condition affects brain structure and function in a pediatric population remains unclear. Here, we investigate brain changes in adolescents with IBS and...

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Main Authors: Catherine S Hubbard, Lino Becerra, Nicole Heinz, Allison Ludwick, Tali Rasooly, Rina Wu, Adriana Johnson, Neil L Schechter, David Borsook, Samuel Nurko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4886967?pdf=render