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Rome Criteria for Disorders of Gut–Brain Interaction (DGBI)

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The symptoms-based Rome diagnostic criteria were initially being considered mostly a research tool and were successful in leading to better research and clinical trials. Once they were validated and popularized, the criteria then crossed into the realm of clinical relevance. The goal of the criteria has been twofold: to give caregivers and patients information, reassurance, and support, sparing them from unnecessary testing and to allow medical providers to achieve a positive diagnosis and consequently develop better treatment strategies.

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  1. Center for Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Samuel Nurko

  2. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA

    Carlo Di Lorenzo

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Christophe Faure

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplant, Queensland Children’s Hospital School of Medicine University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Nikhil Thapar

  3. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA

    Carlo Di Lorenzo

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Nurko, S., Di Lorenzo, C. (2022). Rome Criteria for Disorders of Gut–Brain Interaction (DGBI). In: Faure, C., Thapar, N., Di Lorenzo, C. (eds) Pediatric Neurogastroenterology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15229-0_33

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