Alterations in brain activation patterns in women with functional defecatory disorder: A novel fMRI rectal balloon expulsion study.

Leila NeshatianChristof KarmonikRose KhavariZhaoyue ShiSaba EliasTimothy BooneEamonn M M Quigley

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2022)

Our results provide evidence that distinct differences exist in supra-spinal control of defecation in key regions of motivational-affective regulation and executive-cognitive function, in patients with FDD as compared to controls.

Keyphrases

resting state
functional connectivity
spinal cord
bipolar disorder
white matter
working memory
rectal cancer
brain injury