Cognitive function in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: impairment is common and only weakly correlated with depression/anxiety and severity of gastrointestinal symptoms

CONCLUSION: Cognitive and emotional function were more severely affected in patients with IBS than in HCs. The weak correlation between the two functional areas suggests that both should be assessed as part of a clinical examination of patients with IBS.PMID:37727887 | DOI:10.1080/00365521.2023.2256916

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - September 20, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Julie Billing Birgitte Berentsen Arvid Lundervold Eline M R Hillestad G ülen A Lied Trygve Hausken Astri J Lundervold Source Type: research