Variable patterned pudendal nerve stimuli improves reflex bladder activation

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-148

  Bruns, Tim M ^a,b   Bhadra, Narendra ^a,b   Gustafson, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation (FES); Neuroprosthesis; Pudendal nerve; Stimulation pattern; Urinary system

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION (FES); NEUROPROSTHESIS; PUDENDAL NERVE; STIMULATION PATTERN; URINARY SYSTEM;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER PRESSURE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION REFLEX; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PRESSURE; REFLEX; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 42049122378     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2007.914460     Document Type: Article

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