title: [Urinary incontinence in patients with acute ictus].
abstract: This project won the "Ausonia" Incontinence First Prize among those projects submitted during 1999. This article analyzes the prevalence of urinary incontinence among patients diagnosed as suffering acute ictus after 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. The authors also investigate those factors associated with acute ictus incontinence, how incontinence influences a patient's evolution, and how incontinence affects the environment where recuperation occurs, at home or in an institution, while the patient is recovering. The results confirm that acute urinary incontinence is a forecasting factor, independent of the poor middle and long range functional prognosis, and that the potential prognosis is superior than the seriousness of the neurological deficit at the moment a patient enters a hospital.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suñer Soler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vega Iñigo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García Garrido
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: García Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mascort Toral
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Segura Martín
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dávalos Errando
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020127:Recovery of Function; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology*