Electrical stimulation for voiding dysfunction after spinal cord injury.
Incontinence and frequency of voiding were present after spinal cord injuries in 18 patients. A hyperreflexic bladder and/or pelvic floor weakness was found in these patients. Functional electrical stimulation resulted in relief or improvement of symptoms in 9 of the 11 patients in whom this procedure was used. An increase in anal sphincter pressure with functional electrical stimulation was a more reliable criterion than an increase in maximum urethral pressure in the selection of patients for the procedure.
D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D010388:Pelvis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011141:Polyuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*