title: Disorders of micturition in neurological patients. A clinical study of 786 patients.
abstract: Our aim was to evaluate the utility and effectiveness of a study protocol for neurological involvement in neurological disorders. We studied a sample of 786 patients with neurological disorders followed by the Neurological Department of Catania University and applied to them a four-step diagnostic protocol. Fifty-six per cent of the sample showed urological functional abnormalities; only 78 patients (9.9%) presented with an organic urological disease. Among the vesicosphincteric dysfunctions, bladder hyperreflexia was the most common pattern with remarkable differences between diseases. The present study demonstrated the utility of a standardized urological protocol in the screening and detection of neurological involvement in neurological diseases. Our protocol showed good specificity and reasonable low costs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology, University of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ventimiglia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Patti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reggio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Failla
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Savoca
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Consoli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reggio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*