Intraurethral stimulation for reflex bladder activation depends on stimulation pattern and location

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 561-566

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

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

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

^c Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Afferent pathways; Bladder; Electric stimulation; Spinal cord injuries; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; MICTURITION REFLEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URETHRA; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BUPIVACAINE; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PRESSURE; REFLEX; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVES; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 70049108101     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20703     Document Type: Article

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