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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2010; 16(43): 5435-5439
Published online Nov 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i43.5435
Absence of high amplitude propagating contractions in subjects with chronic spinal cord injury
Hanumantha R Ancha, Noel R Fajardo, William A Bauman, Alan S Rosman, Marinella Galea, Graham Creasey, Mark A Korsten
Hanumantha R Ancha, Noel R Fajardo, William A Bauman, Alan S Rosman, Mark A Korsten, Rehabilitation Research and Development Center of Excellence for Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, United States
Hanumantha R Ancha, William A Bauman, Alan S Rosman, Mark A Korsten, Medical Service, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, United States
Marinella Galea, Spinal Cord Injury Service, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, United States
William A Bauman, Alan S Rosman, Mark A Korsten, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY 10468, United States
William A Bauman, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY 10468, United States
Graham Creasey, Spinal Cord Injury Service, VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States
Author contributions: Ancha HR assisted in writing the manuscript; Fajardo NR collected the data and helped write the manuscript; Bauman WA helped to generate the protocol and edited the manuscript; Rosman AS performed the statistical analysis; Galea M investigated on the study and performed the procedures for placement of the manometry catheters; Creasey G contributed to the design of the protocol and provided administrative support; Korsten MA was principal investigator on this work, wrote the protocol, and performed the endoscopic procedures.
Supported by The Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Center of Excellence for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (B4162C)
Correspondence to: Mark A Korsten, MD, Medical Service, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, United States. mark.korsten@va.gov
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Received: April 22, 2010
Revised: June 23, 2010
Accepted: June 30, 2010
Published online: November 21, 2010
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