title: [Brain function in IBS patients].
abstract: Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) is functional disorder that is characterized by abdominal pain and changes in stool habits, and possibly related to abnormal brain-gut communication. Recent studies using brain imaging suggest the brain functions of IBS patients may be possibly different from that of control. We, in this article, review the recent knowledge regarding this point.
authors.affiliation: Department of Lower Gastroenterology, Hyogo College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tozawa
authors.forename: Hiroto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohda
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hida
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography