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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Sep 16.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Auton Res. 2008 Jul 11;18(4):194–202. doi: 10.1007/s10286-008-0476-x

Table 3.

Colonic motility findings

Parameter Result Number of patients
with abnormal values
Fasting colonic volume (mL) 142 ± 27 2
Postprandial increase in colonic tone (%) 43 ± 10 3
Post-neostigmine change in colonic compliance (Prhalf, mmHg) 4.4 ± 0.6 4

Prhalf pressure corresponding to half maximum volume during the pressure-volume relationship. Neostigmine increased the Prhalf, reflecting lower compliance, or a stiffer colon