According to the evidence presented in the framework of the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) being held in the city of Boston, United States, patients with inflammatory bowel disease, among other conditions, ulcerative colitis and disease, Crohn - can also present the risk of neuronal injury and other neurological problems.
The evidence derived from the study, led by Dr. Francisco de Assis Godim, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil, was designed to compare the neuromuscular status of 103 patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease compared to that of 53 patients with and various other digestive disorders, among others, irritable bowel syndrome and gastritis. The results showed that patients with inflammatory bowel disease, especially women, a risk up to 6 times higher of developing sensimotora polyneuropathy, a disorder primarily characterized by weakness and pain. For its part, the presentation of neuromuscular disorders in this group of patients, and again especially in the case of women, quadrupled that of those with digestive disorders.
Given the situation, explained Dr. de Assis, "we must be emphasized that the patients with inflammatory bowel disease new symptoms, if the pain should seek medical advice. This is despite that, however, most of the neurological referrals we are not usually diagnosed by primary care physicians. "
