An unusual case of Dantrolene sodium-induced urinary retention in post-traumatic minimally responsive state

Brain Injury

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1063-1066

  Chua, Karen S G ^a   Kong, K H ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dantrolene sodium; Detrusor acontractility; Minimally responsive state; Traumatic brain injury; Urinary retention

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DANTROLENE;

ADULT; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANCHO LOS AMIGOS SCALE; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; URINE RETENTION; URINE VOLUME; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 28244468535     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050500110181     Document Type: Review

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