Disorders of micturition in neurological patients. A clinical study of 786 patients

J Neurol. 1998 Mar;245(3):173-7. doi: 10.1007/s004150050200.

Abstract

Our aim was to evaluate the utility and effectiveness of a study protocol for neurological involvement in neurological disorders. We studied a sample of 786 patients with neurological disorders followed by the Neurological Department of Catania University and applied to them a four-step diagnostic protocol. Fifty-six per cent of the sample showed urological functional abnormalities; only 78 patients (9.9%) presented with an organic urological disease. Among the vesicosphincteric dysfunctions, bladder hyperreflexia was the most common pattern with remarkable differences between diseases. The present study demonstrated the utility of a standardized urological protocol in the screening and detection of neurological involvement in neurological diseases. Our protocol showed good specificity and reasonable low costs.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / complications*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / complications
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis / complications
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / complications
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / etiology*