Preliminary observations of a synergistic bladder-sphincter relationship following spinal cord injury in a quadruped animal

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 372-379

  Walter, James S ^a,b,c   Wheeler, John S ^a,b   Wurster, Robert D ^b   Sacks, Jerome ^a   Dunn, Robert ^a  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Edward Hines Jr Veterans Affairs Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulbocavernosus reflex; Cystometry; Electrical stimulation; Neurogenic bladder; Spinal cord injuries; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BLADDER FILLING; BLADDER PRESSURE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; BULBOCAVERNOSUS MUSCLE REFLEX; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE SPASM; NONHUMAN; PELVIS FLOOR; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0348109359     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2003.11753708     Document Type: Article

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