Functional constipation is associated with alterations in thalamo-limbic/parietal structural connectivity.
Zhida ZhangYang HuGanggang LvJia WangYang HeLei ZhangHao LiKaren M von DeneenHuaning WangShijun DuanJunwang ZhangQiuqiu HouYanan PanYu ZhaoKuanrong MaoFan WangYi ZhangGuangbin CuiYongzhan NiePublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2020)
These findings reflected that FCon is associated with alterations in SC between the thalamus and limbic/parietal cortex, highlighting the integrative role of the thalamus in brain structural network.