The spinal cord descending pathway for micturition: Analysis in patients with spinal cord infarction

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 154-157

  Inatomi, Yuichiro ^a,b   Itoh, Youichi ^a   Fujii, Naoki ^a   Nakanishi, Kazuo ^a  

^a ASO IIZUKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Neurogenic bladder; Reticulospinal tract; Spinal cord infarction; Watershed area

Indexed keywords

DISTIGMINE BROMIDE; PRAZOSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

AGED; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0032493109     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00060-4     Document Type: Article

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