Successful treatment of overactive bladder in a child with myasthenia gravis.
Detrusor overactivity in patients with congenital myasthenia gravis is a rare finding. Owing to the underlying disease, anticholinergic treatment is not possible. We present the case of a 6-year-old child in whom a significant improvement was achieved by means of functional electrical stimulation.
Pannek
Jürgen
J
Division of Neuro-Urology, Department of Urology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Marienhospital Herne, Herne, Germany. JPannek@aol.com
Grigoleit
Ute
U
D002648:Child; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D000075202:Contraindications; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D053201:Urinary Bladder, Overactive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*
D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists