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A patient with progressive spinal stenosis, paraplegia, chronic pain syndrome and simultaneous severe chronic constipation is described. Treatment with cisapride 10 mg, 4 times daily improved her condition, and this was associated with improved small intestinal motility during a 12-hour examination using a computer aided system.
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Hellström, P., Aly, A. & Johansson, C. Cisapride stimulates small intestinal motility and relieves constipation in myelopathy due to cervical spinal stenosis: case report. Spinal Cord 28, 261–264 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1990.33
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