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Bladder and Urethral Innervation in Multiple Sclerosis
Author(s) -
ANDERSEN JENS T.,
BRADLEY WILLIAM E.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1976.tb10210.x
Subject(s) - medicine , multiple sclerosis , spinal cord , lumbosacral joint , pudendal nerve , corticospinal tract , reflex , anatomy , pyramidal tracts , pathology , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , psychiatry , diffusion mri
Summary Bladder and urethral innervation was studied in 52 patients with multiple sclerosis using a signal tracing technique (evoked reflex latency measurement). The majority of the patients showed prolonged signal transit times indicative of demyelinating plaques localised to the lumbosacral spinal cord. Furthermore, impairment of the corticospinal innervation of the pudendal nucleus was found in 29 patients indicating lesions of the pyramidal tract.