New Insights into the Pathophysiology of Detrusor-Sphincter Dyssynergia

Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-99

  Fraser, Matthew O ^a  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Detrusor sphincter dyssynergia; Hyperreflexia; Myelomeningocel; Neural oscillator; Neurogenic bladder; Spinal cord injury; Spinal micturition reflex; Transverse spinal myelopathies

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN;

BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER PRESSURE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MICTURITION; MICTURITION REFLEX; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD LESION; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGICAL CARE; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 84868329511     PISSN: 19317212     EISSN: 19317220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11884-011-0083-x     Document Type: Review

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