[Cerebellum and lower urinary tract].
OBJECTIVE
To review the role of cerebellum on the lower urinary tract dynamics.


METHODS
Anatomic-functional methodology including structural, functional and neurotransmitters study.


RESULTS
We describe the complex connections of the cerebellum and its influence on the lower urinary tract function.


CONCLUSIONS
It is surprising the functional relationship between cerebellum and lower urinary tract, playing a inhibitory modulating role during the filling phase and facilitating the voiding phase.
Díez Rodríguez
Jesús María
JM
Servicio de Urología, Hospital de Móstoles, Madrid, España. jmdiezr@teleline.es
Salinas Casado
Jesús
J
Mañas Pelillo
Antonio
A
Mora Durbán
Miguel
M
Navarro Sebastián
Javier
J
Arrizabalaga Moreno
Mariano
M
D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D002525:Cerebellar Cortex / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002529:Cerebellar Nuclei / Q000502:physiology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004525:Efferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000502:physiology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000502:physiology*; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000503:physiopathology; D014554:Urination / Q000502:physiology*; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology*
D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents