Micturitional disturbance and the pontine tegmental lesion: Urodynamic and MRI analyses of vascular cases

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 105-110

  Sakakibara, Ryuji ^a,b   Hattori, Takamichi ^a   Yasuda, Kosaku ^a   Yamanishi, Tomonori ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kashima Rosai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Pontine micturition center; Stroke; Urinary disturbance; Urodynamic study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030587513     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00079-2     Document Type: Article

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