The Brain-Gut Clinic in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia: Pioneering New Service to Advance Neuro-Gastroenterology and Motility in Malaysia
Authors:   Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Yeong Yeh Lee ,   GI Function and Motility Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Izham Nabilah ,   Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   GI Function and Motility Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Mohd Zulkifly Mohd Faizal ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neuroscience, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Mohamed Mustafar Mohamed Faiz ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neuroscience, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Ismail Ahmad Karami ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan Malaysia, Mohamed Shah Nur Farah Fathia Nabila ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Ab Razak Asrenee ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Abdul Halim Sanihah ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neuroscience, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Neurology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Idris Zamzuri ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia, Ghani Abdul Rahman Izaini ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neuroscience, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Ismail Muhammad Ihfaz ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neuroscience, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Fitzrol Diana Noma ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neuroscience, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Ang Song Yee ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neuroscience, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Zakaria Zaitun ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neuroscience, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Abd Hamid Aini Ismafairus ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neuroscience, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Sapiai Nur Asma ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Radiology, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Mat Nawi Norazlina ,   Department of Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy and Oncology, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Hassan Norina ,   Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Abdullah Jafri Malin ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neuroscience, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
Published: June 2023

Neurogastroenterology and motility is a new but advanced subspecialty within gasteroenterology that cater to difficult, persistent and refractory gut-brain symptoms. Hospital USM has the country’s first and new state-of-the art motility lab that was recently launched on the 25 May 2023, and is covered in nationwide media. Another first is the Brain-Gut Clinic, established on the 16 November 2022. The clinic is a new concept that builds on unique multiple disciplines in relation to the gut-brain axis. It is hoped that there will be more awareness on the existence of neurogastroenterology and motility among doctors and community, and that more research can be forthcoming to reduce the disease burden.