title: Intestinal pseudo-obstruction complicating multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Three patients with intestinal pseudo-obstruction secondary to multiple sclerosis are reported. This is a serious complication with significant morbidity and mortality, which is infrequently recognized in clinical practice and rarely reported in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, and School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Pender
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*