Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: A functional disorder is a medical condition that impairs the normal physiological function of organs without organic cause such as inflammation.The accumulation of abnormalities that limit body functions is a major risk factor for patients with functional disorders such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP), Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS) and others.Often, functional disorders co-morbid by the concomitant decline in cognitive or motor performance.Chronic visceral pain is the most immediate and dramatic consequence of functional disorders and is responsible for a very negative impact on quality of life.Interestingly, for patients with IBS, the most common co-morbid diagnoses include PBS or CPP.The complex interplay and co-morbidity between these disorders, aging, genetic and environmental factors may determine the outcome of the progression of the therapy.
Author: Victor V. Chaban
Language: English
Subfield: Gastroenterology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2709902112