Urology Research

KEY FINDING: GNS was tolerable up to 30±16 mA, exceeding twice the pudendal-anal (PA) reflex threshold of 8±5 mA.

KEY FINDING: Genital nerve stimulation significantly increases bladder capacity in individuals with neurogenic detrusor overactivity.

KEY FINDING: In the group with LMN lesion, the mean value of maximal anal squeeze pressure (MSP) was slightly higher than that in the group with UMN lesion.

KEY FINDING: Methods used to manage neurogenic bowel and bladder are multifaceted, with consistency in some areas but significant variations based on neurological status and quality of life.

KEY FINDING: The study will synthesize the available evidence of RT combined with acupuncture for NB secondary to SCI, including episodes of urinary incontinence, urinary retention, urinary tract infection, bladder overactivity, quality of life, and adverse events.

KEY FINDING: All 16 subjects who started the study completed the 4-week trial rating TTNS with high satisfaction and easy to use, without discomfort.

KEY FINDING: Spinal fMRI responses of the intermediolateral columns were found during audiovisual stimulation in both subjects with incomplete injuries, but not in the subject with a complete injury.

KEY FINDING: Among the 40 subjects, 35 patients showed neurogenic detrusor overactivity in the CMG study. Among these 35 patients, detrusor overactivity was suppressed eff ectively by pudendal nerve aff erent electrical stimulation in 32 patients.

KEY FINDING: The study provides ranges of variability for urodynamic parameters such as cystometric capacity, opening pressure, maximum detrusor pressure, volume voided, and postvoid residual.

KEY FINDING: SCC has a high sensitivity (100%) and negative predictive value (100%) for diagnosing neurogenic bladder, but a lower specificity (50%). This means that SCC is good at identifying patients who have neurogenic bladder and correctly ruling out those who don't, but it may have false positives.