Structural abnormalities of the nervous system in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

Neurogastroenterology & MotilityVolume 10, Issue 3 p. 189-202 Structural abnormalities of the nervous system in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis K. Geboes, K. Geboes Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,Search for more papers by this authorS. Collins, S. Collins McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author K. Geboes, K. Geboes Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,Search for more papers by this authorS. Collins, S. Collins McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 04 January 2002 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2982.1998.00102.xCitations: 171 Professor K. Geboes, Universitair Ziekenhuis Sint Rafaël, Department of Pathology, Minderbroedersstraat 12, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. 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