title: [Persistence of the bulbocavernosus reflex during micturition in bladder hyperactivity of central neurological origin].
abstract: The bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR) was evaluated before, during and after micturition in 35 patients. All the 19 patients with upper motor neuron lesions had a positive BCR during micturition. By comparison, 11/16 of the patients with a lower motor neuron lesion or with urogynecologic diseases did not have a BCR during micturition. The persistence of BCR during voiding seems to be a loss of central inhibition and maybe represent a good sign of upper motor neuron bladder dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Urodynamique et de Neurophysiologie, Centre Hospitalier Robert Ballanger, Aulnay-sous-Bois.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amarenco
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kerdraon
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Adba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Denys
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002987:Clitoris / Q000503:physiopathology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000503:physiopathology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014563:Urodynamics
vernacular_title: Persistance du réflexe bulbo-caverneux per-mictionnel dans les hyperactivités vésicales d'origine neurologique centrale.