Management of urinary incontinence in a patient with multiple sclerosis

Patient care and clinical research looking at urinary incontinence associated with neurological disorders remains under-resourced. With heightened awareness, improved management decisions could be made that would lead to better patient outcomes. With the responsibility that clinical governance conveys, it is vital that an awareness of the risks associated with continence management are identified and minimized. These objectives can be achieved through the formation of a strong evidence base for practice - this will, in turn, allow better planning of care and easier anticipation of potential problems. This article reviews the literature to analyse the care received by a patient with multiple sclerosis and to consider what would have been best practice in this case, proposing alternative treatment options that could have been made available.