Noninvasive ¹³C-octanoic acid breath test shows delayed gastric emptying in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [PDF]
, 1999 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive loss of motor neurons. However, ALS has been recognized to also involve non-motor systems.
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Factors related to abdominal pain in gastroparesis: contrast to patients with predominant nausea and vomiting [PDF]
, 2013 Background Factors associated with abdominal pain in gastroparesis are incompletely evaluated and comparisons of pain vs other symptoms are limited. This study related pain to clinical factors in gastroparesis and contrasted pain/discomfort‐ with nausea/
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Idiopathic Gastroparesis [PDF]
Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2010 Gastroparesis is a chronic symptomatic disorder of the stomach characterized by delayed emptying without evidence of mechanical obstruction. Idiopathic gastroparesis refers to gastroparesis of unknown cause not from diabetes; not from prior gastric surgery; not related to other endocrine, neurologic, rheumatologic causes of gastroparesis; and not ...
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Thyroxine treatment with softgel capsule formulation. Usefulness in hypothyroid patients without malabsorption [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Levothyroxine sodium (LT4) is the therapy of choice for hypothyroidism. In the last decade, new LT4 formulations, such as liquid and softgel capsules, became available. Even if some evidence has been reached in the efficacy of liquid LT4 in
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Post-operative gastroparesis following carbohydrate loading in a diabetic patient
Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2021 Gastroparesis is a syndrome of delayed gastric emptying associated with nausea, vomiting, and postprandial fullness. Despite multiple etiologies, diabetes is one of the principal causes of gastroparesis. This case report examines a 57 year-old woman with
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Pharmacologic Treatment for Pediatric Gastroparesis: A Review of the Literature [PDF]
, 2016 There have been a number of agents that have been tried for treatment of gastroparesis over the past 3 decades, with varying levels of success.
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Assessment of the Prevalence of Diabetic Gastroparesis and Validation of Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy for Diagnosis. [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: Gastroparesis is defined as delayed gastric emptying and is a common medical condition in diabetic patients. Scintigraphy is commonly used as a standard diagnostic procedure for the quantitative assessment of gastroparesis.
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Diabetic gastroparesis in association with autonomic neuropathy and microvasculopathy. [PDF]
, 2002 Gastroparesis is a frequent and sometimes life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus. Autonomic neuropathy seems to be one of the most important mechanisms underlying this entity, together with the other probable pathologies.
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Drugs in Context, 2023 Background: Gastroparesis is a serious condition that can be caused by diabetes, surgery or infection, or can be idiopathic. When there is no mechanical obstruction, gastroparesis is characterized by delayed stomach emptying. Itopride, a prokinetic drug,
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Oxytocin prolongs the gastric emptying time in patients with diabetes mellitus and gastroparesis, but does not affect satiety or volume intake in patients with functional dyspepsia [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Oxytocin is released in response to a fatty meal. Blockage of the oxytocin receptor led to slower gastric emptying whereas stimulation resulted in less satiety in healthy volunteers.
Julia Borg, Bodil Ohlsson
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