Absence of change in the gray matter volume of patients with ulcerative colitis in remission: a voxel based morphometry study

Conclusion:
The brain morphology of patients with UC in remission is similar to controls. The lack of GM abnormalities in UC patients might reflect the mild clinical course of the inflammatory bowel disorder. Further research involving patients with different degrees of disease severity or during flares could shed more light on potential brain structural changes in UC.

Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - January 7, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alessandro AgostiniMassimo CampieriAngela BertaniAntonella ScarcelliDaniela BallottaCarlo CalabreseFernando RizzelloPaolo GionchettiPaolo NichelliFrancesca Benuzzi Source Type: research