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Table 3 The Major Brain Region Activated in Subgroups of GERD Patients and Controls during Intraesophageal Acid and Psychological Anticipation Stimuli

From: Differences in cerebral response to esophageal acid stimuli and psychological anticipation in GERD subtypes - An fMRI study

Stimuli

ROI

RE

NERD+

NERD-SI+

NERD-SI-

Control

  

S

BA

x

y

z

S

BA

x

y

z

S

BA

x

y

z

S

BA

x

y

z

S

BA

x

y

z

HCL

PFC

B

BA11

-19

44

-27

L

BA11

-13

48

-31

L

BA11

-27

32

-26

L

BA11

-21

48

-27

-

-

-

-

-

 

IC

L

BA13

-30

20

-2

L

BA13

-39

7

9

-

-

-

-

-

L

BA13

-37

9

-2

-

-

-

-

-

 

ACC

R

BA32

4

44

0

L

    

-

-

-

-

-

R

BA25

3

20

0

-

-

-

-

-

PSY

PFC

B

BA11

-2

44

-27

L

BA11

-7

48

-20

B

BA11

-10

45

-27

B

BA11

-2

43

-27

R

BA11

-3

36

-24

 

IC

L

BA13

-38

6

-8

-

-

-

-

-

R

BA13

38

7

8

L

BA13

-37

5

9

-

-

-

-

-

 

ACC

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

B

BA24

8

-34

5

B

BA25

7

-33

8

-

-

-

-

-

  1. HCL: Intraesophageal acid infusion; PSY: psychological anticipation stimulation
  2. ROI: Regions of interesting
  3. BA: Brodmann area
  4. S: side
  5. L: Left side
  6. R: Right side
  7. B: Bi-side
  8. x, y, z: Coordinate in Talaraich