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Electrical nerve stimulation to promote micturition in spinal cord injury patients: A review of current attempts
Author(s) -
Ren Jian,
Chew Daniel J.,
Biers Suzanne,
Thiruchelvam Nikesh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
neurourology and urodynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1520-6777
pISSN - 0733-2467
DOI - 10.1002/nau.22730
Subject(s) - medicine , urination , spinal cord injury , stimulation , spinal cord , transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation , nerve root , anesthesia , neuromodulation , spinal cord stimulator , surgery , spinal cord stimulation , urinary system , anatomy , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry
Aims In this review, we focus on the current attempts of electrical nerve stimulation for micturition in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. Methods A literature search was performed through PubMed using “spinal cord injury,” “electrical nerve stimulation AND bladder,” “sacral anterior root stimulation/stimulator” and “Brindley stimulator” from January 1975 to January 2014. Results Twenty studies were selected for this review. Conclusion Electrical nerve stimulation is a clinical option for promoting micturition in SCI patients. Well‐designed, randomized and controlled studies are essential for further investigation. Neurourol. Urodynam. 35:365–370, 2016 . © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.