Aging and overactive bladder may be associated with loss of urethral sensation in women

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 981-984

  Kenton, Kimberly ^a   Lowenstein, Lior ^a   Simmons, Jennifer ^a   Brubaker, Linda ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder sensation; CPT; Current perception threshold; Urethral sensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; NOCICEPTION; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SENSORY NERVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRA FUNCTION; URETHRA INJURY; URETHRA SENSATION LOSS; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, URGE;

EID: 36049001264     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20444     Document Type: Conference Paper

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