AGA technical review on anorectal testing techniques

NE Diamant, MA Kamm, A Wald, WE Whitehead - Gastroenterology, 1999 - Elsevier
This literature review and the recommendations therein were prepared for the American
Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee. Following …

Functional disorders of the anus and rectum

WE Whitehead, A Wald, NE Diamant, P Enck… - Gut, 1999 - gut.bmj.com
In this report the functional anorectal disorders, the etiology of which is currently unknown or
related to the abnormal functioning of normally innervated and structurally intact muscles, …

Defecography in normal volunteers: results and implications.

PJ Shorvon, S McHugh, NE Diamant, S Somers… - Gut, 1989 - gut.bmj.com
Forty seven healthy young volunteers underwent defecographic examination to determine
the range of normal findings. Normality was shown to encompass radiological features often …

Cognitive-behavioral therapy versus education and desipramine versus placebo for moderate to severe functional bowel disorders

DA Drossman, BB Toner, WE Whitehead, NE Diamant… - Gastroenterology, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS:: Studies of antidepressants and psychological treatments in functional
bowel disorders (FBD) are methodologically limited. The aim of this study was to assess …

Further validation of the IBS-QOL: a disease-specific quality-of-life questionnaire

…, WE Whitehead, BB Toner, NE Diamant… - Official journal of the …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: There has been growing interest in the investigation of health-related quality of
life (HRQOL) among patients with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. We recently reported on …

The toronto bedside swallowing screening test (TOR-BSST) development and validation of a dysphagia screening tool for patients with stroke

…, M Bayley, G Nicholson, DL Streiner, NE Diamant - Stroke, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Dysphagia occurs in 55% of all acute stroke patients. Early
identification of dysphagia from screening can lead to earlier treatments and thereby reduce …

Cortical activation during human volitional swallowing: an event-related fMRI study

…, S Xue, H Lau, S Henry, NE Diamant - American Journal …, 1999 - journals.physiology.org
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) provides a safe, noninvasive method for
studying task-related cortical neuronal activity. Because the cerebral cortex is strongly …

Altered brain structure in irritable bowel syndrome: potential contributions of pre-existing and disease-driven factors

U Blankstein, J Chen, NE Diamant, KD Davis - Gastroenterology, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Brain imaging studies have identified abnormal rectal-evoked
responses and cortical thinning in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, it is not …

Effect of age, gender, and parity on anal canal pressures: contribution of impaired anal sphincter function to fecal incontinence

SM McHugh, NE Diamant - Digestive diseases and sciences, 1987 - Springer
… McHUGH AND DIAMANT … McHUGH AND DIAMANT … McHugh SM, Diamant NE: Anal
canal pressure profile by rapid pullthrough technique. Dig Dis Sci 29:550, 1984 (abstract) …

Physiology of esophageal motor function

NE Diamant - Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1989 - Elsevier
The esophagus is a region with three functional zones: (1) the upper esophageal sphincter; (2)
the esophageal body; and (3) the lower esophageal sphincter. Control mechanisms …