An Important Problem for the Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: Neurogenic Bladder

The complications of neurogenic bladder which follows spinal cord injury include urinary infections, sepsis, hydronephrosis, urinary tract stones, structural deterioration of bladder and bladder cancers. If the care and treatment intended to prevent these complications are not performed, the quality of life and environmental and social compliance of the patient are declined, and it can result with serious mortality and morbidity. Therefore, rehabilitation of neurogenic bladder should begin immediately after the injury in individuals with spinal cord injury, the patient and his family should be informed and educated adequately and the patient should be followed up for a lifetime. With proper management, urinary continence can be safely achieved and renal deterioration can be effectively prevented. (JNNN 2015;4(1):35–39)