Sigrid Elsenbruch

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

observational 2019

Behavioural and neural responses to aversive visceral stimuli in women with primary dysmenorrhoea

European journal of pain (London, England) ·doi:10.1002/ejp.1302

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain, in particular dysmenorrhoea, is a significant yet unresolved healthcare problem in gynaecology. As interoceptive sensitivity and underlying neural mechanisms remain incompletely understood, this functional m…

observational 2019

Reduced excitatory neurotransmitter levels in anterior insulae are associated with abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome

Pain ·doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001589

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a visceral pain condition with psychological comorbidity. Brain imaging studies in IBS demonstrate altered function in anterior insula (aINS), a key hub for integration of interoceptive, affective, and cogn…