Urodynamic findings in primary progressive multiple sclerosis are associated with increased volumes of plaques and atrophy in the central nervous system

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 100-105

  Ukkonen, M ^a,b   Elovaara, I ^a,b   Dastidar, P ^a   Tammela, T L J ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Urinary symptoms; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSURIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NOCTURIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URETHRA DISEASE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY HESITANCY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINARY URGENCY; URODYNAMICS; VOLUMETRY;

ATROPHY; BRAIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENILE PLAQUES; SPINAL CORD; URINATION DISORDERS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0842329765     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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