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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.
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