Evidence of occult dysautonomia in Fowler's syndrome: Alteration of cardiovascular autonomic function tests in female patients presenting with urinary retention

BJU International

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 288-291

  Amarenco, Gerard ^a,d   Raibaut, Patrick ^a   Ismael, Samer Sheikh ^a   Rene Corail, Patrick ^b   Haab, Francois ^c  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b Department of Rehabilitation   (France)

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^d HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular autonomic function test; Female voiding phase dysfunction; Fowler's syndrome; Urinary retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLURRED VISION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOWLER SYNDROME; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERPNEA; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUDENDAL NERVE; PUPIL DISEASE; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; URINE FLOW RATE; URINE RETENTION; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION; VALSALVA MANEUVER; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; HEART RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNDROME;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; URINARY RETENTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33644849566     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.05930.x     Document Type: Article

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