title: Urinary bladder cortical evoked potentials in man: suitable stimulation techniques.
abstract: A practical and easily applicable method of recording cortical potentials evoked by bipolar electrical stimulation of the bladder wall is described. This constitutes an objective electrophysiological test of afferent bladder central projections. Comparison of bipolar and monopolar methods of intravesical stimulation led to the conclusion that the simpler monopolar intravesical electrode technique is unsuitable because it yields potentials contaminated by extravesical components.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation of Neurological Disorders, Brugmann Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Deltenre
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Thiry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology*