Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 868496, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/868496
Research Article

Autonomic Testing in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Implications of Reproducible Gastrointestinal Complaints during Tilt Table Testing

Shaista Safder,1 Thomas C. Chelimsky,2 Mary Ann O'Riordan,1 and Gisela Chelimsky1

1Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital, Case medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Oh 44106, USA
2Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Oh 44106, USA

Received 10 September 2008; Revised 12 February 2009; Accepted 11 March 2009

Academic Editor: Robert Wyllie

Copyright © 2009 Shaista Safder et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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