Increased prevalence of bladder and intestinal dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 174-179

  Nübling, Georg S ^a   Mie, Eva ^b   Bauer, Ricarda M ^a   Hensler, Mira ^a   Lorenzl, Stefan ^a   Hapfelmeier, Alexander ^c   Irwin, Debra E ^d   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^e   Winkler, Andrea S ^a,b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d IL   (United States)

^e LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Bladder dysfunction; Constipation; Motor neuron disease; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ATROPINE; BACLOFEN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE; TIZANIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROPATHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICIQ (INCONTINENCE); INTESTINAL DYSFUNCTION; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIXED INCONTINENCE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPLICATION; GERMANY; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINATION DISORDERS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 84901489833     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2013.868001     Document Type: Article

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