title: Urinary continence after a cerebrovascular accident.
abstract: Of the many people who experience a stroke each year, a significant proportion experience urinary incontinence as a consequence. This article considers the causes of incontinence following a stroke and the impact this has on the individual. The practice of assessing and promoting continence is then examined, together with the management of incontinence in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Morriston Hospital, Swansea.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Olsen-Vetland
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*