Quality of life in complete spinal cord injury patients with a Brindley bladder stimulator compared to a matched control group

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 551-555

  Martens, Frank M J ^a   Den Hollander, Philip P ^a,b   Snoek, Govert J ^c   Koldewijn, Evert L ^d   Van Kerrebroeck, Philip E V A ^b   Heesakkers, John P F A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Centre Het Roessingh   (Netherlands)

^d CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

electric stimulation; neurogenic urinary bladder; quality of life; spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRINDLEY STIMULATOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFECATION; DEVICE; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NETHERLANDS; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PENIS ERECTION; QAULIVEEN QUESTIONNAIRE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SPECIFIC IMPACT OF URINARY PROBLEMS SCORE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 79954601354     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.21012     Document Type: Article

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