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Understanding Neurogenic Bladder

Neurogenic bladder presents in two ways: overactive bladder (OAB), or underactive bladder (UAB). Overactive bladder is the sudden and urgent spasms of the bladder muscles, regardless of the amount of urine in the bladder. This condition causes a frequent feeling of needing to urinate and may cause the involuntary loss of urine. With underactive bladder, the flow of urine is blocked by the bladder muscles not squeezing when they need to, producing a “dribble” of urine or preventing the emptying of the bladder leading to urinary retention. Some people may experience symptoms of both overactive and underactive bladder. It is most common in people with MS or stroke.

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This book arose from her anonymous blog, begun in 2012 under the name “Trudy Triumph.” By revealing herself as an NB sufferer and discussing it in detail, she reassures others that they’re not alone: “I see toileting dysfunction as a last frontier of topics that need to have mature acceptance and an active audience,” she says. The text, attractively laid out with leaf motifs and inset boxes, is packed with helpful tips on diet, exercise, hygiene, and intimacy issues.

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Annual UDS or Annual Ultrasound in Neurogenic Bladder?

Patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) are at high risk of having poor bladder compliance, making upper urinary tract injury a distinct possibility. Given the wide variety of causes of NLUTD and the risk of upper tract damage, it is critical to perform surveillance of these patients for deterioration in bladder function and upper tract injury. Two of the most popular methods of surveillance for these issues are annual renal ultrasound and annual urodynamics (UDS) testing.

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Congenital anomalies such as meningomyelocele and diseases/damage of the central, peripheral, or autonomic nervous systems may produce neurogenic bladder dysfunction, which untreated can result in progressive renal damage, adverse physical effects including decubiti and urinary tract infections, and psychological and social sequelae related to urinary incontinence.

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The normal micturition process requires the proper function of both the bladder and urethral sphincters. The micturition process is usually controlled by the central nervous system, which coordinates the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system activation with the somatic nervous system to ensure normal micturition with urinary continence. Any disturbance in coordination between CNS and the somatic nervous system results in a neurogenic bladder.

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Detrusor underactivity (DU) is a poorly understood dysfunction of the lower urinary tract which arises from multiple etiologies. Symptoms of DU are non-specific, and a pressure-flow urodynamic study is necessary to differentiate DU from other conditions such as overactive bladder (OAB) or bladder outlet obstruction (BOO).

Peds: Neurogenic bladder: etiology and assessment

Neurogenic bladder dysfunction in children is an ever-evolving condition. The expansion of its understanding and treatment over the past 50 years has been just remarkable. In the mid 1950s there were few insights and minimal alternatives to the child’s being in diapers or wearing an appliance over an abdominal wall stoma

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Neurogenic bladder sphincter dysfunction (NBSD) can cause severe and irreversible renal damage and bladder-wall destruction years before incontinence becomes an issue. Therefore, the first step in adequate management is to recognize early the bladder at risk for upper- and lower-tract deterioration and to start adequate medical treatment proactively.

What You Need to Know about Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel

Neurogenic bladder and bowel are highly common conditions that can result in people of all ages who have sustained traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCIs) or other neurological damage. These conditions are issues that many spinal cord injury survivors experience but are too embarrassed to talk about with family members or their doctors.

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Trudy Triumph

As the mother of four grown children, one of whom has a neurogenic bladder. My writings come from life experiences and emotions as a patient, mother, educator, and friend.

The Simon Foundation for Continence

Injuries, surgeries, diseases and birth defects may affect the how the body’s nerves work … or don’t work! Some medical conditions that commonly affect how our nerves work include Spina bifida, Multiple sclerosis (MS), Type 1 and 2 Diabetes, spinal cord injuries (SCIs), Parkinson’s disease, and stroke. And each of these conditions may create a neurogenic bladder.

Michigan Medicine

Millions of Americans have neurogenic bladder. Neurogenic bladder is the name given to a number of urinary conditions in people who lack bladder control due to a brain, spinal cord or nerve problem.

Radiopaedia

Neurogenic bladder is a term applied to a dysfunctional urinary bladder that results from any lack of coordination between the central nervous system and the somatic nervous system, including injuries to the central or peripheral nerves that control and regulate urination. Injury to the brain, brainstem, spinal cord or peripheral nerves from various causes such as infection, trauma, malignancy or vascular insult can also lead to dysfunctional bladder.