Gastric Motility Dysfunction in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Assessed by Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal tract symptoms are common in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), especially constipation and/or fecal incontinence. AIMS: To assess gastric emptying in patients with MS to detect the severity of autonomic disturbances in the gastrointestinal tract, and to find the relationship between lower bowel disturbances and the rate of gastric emptying.