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Detrusor Underactivity Model in Rats by Conus Medullaris Transection
Published on: August 28, 2020
[Neurogenic bladder disturbances]
K Winge1, L M Werdelin, R Iversen-Hansen
1H:S Bispebjerg Hospital, neurologisk afdeling.
Abstract:
Knowledge of the neurophysiology of bladder control is growing, as better diagnostic methods are developed and because clinical interest in the field is greater and treatments are better. It is problematic that the symptoms are very few and do not provide much information about the lesions in the nervous system. We describe the bladder symptoms in most neurological diseases, and the neurophysiology of normal voiding is described. A strategy for handling neurological bladder symptoms is outlined.
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