Recommendations for evaluation of bladder and bowel function in pre-clinical spinal cord injury research

GM Holmes, CH Hubscher, A Krassioukov… - The journal of spinal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: In order to encourage the inclusion of bladder and bowel outcome measures in
preclinical spinal cord injury (SCI) research, this paper identifies and categorizes 1) …

Assessing Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction after Spinal Cord Injury: Animal Models in Preclinical Neuro-Urology Research

AW Doelman, F Streijger, SJA Majerus, MS Damaser… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neurogenic bladder dysfunction is a condition that affects both bladder storage and voiding
function and remains one of the leading causes of morbidity after spinal cord injury (SCI) …

A noninvasive ultrasonographic method to evaluate bladder function recovery in spinal cord injured rats

HS Keirstead, V Fedulov, F Cloutier, O Steward… - Experimental …, 2005 - Elsevier
Suprasacral spinal cord injury induces changes in the mechanical and neuronal properties
of the bladder resulting in bladder areflexia followed by bladder–sphincter dyssynergia and …

Neurogenic bowel and bladder evaluation strategies in spinal cord injury: New directions

DR Gater - The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Depending upon level and completeness of injury, spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with
a range of comorbidities that can limit functional independence, mobility and socialization …

Recommendations for evaluation of neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction after spinal cord injury and/or disease

DG Tate, T Wheeler, GI Lane… - The journal of spinal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To provide an overview of clinical assessments and diagnostic tools, self-report
measures (SRMs) and data sets used in neurogenic bladder and bowel (NBB) dysfunction …

[HTML][HTML] Translating promising strategies for bowel and bladder management in spinal cord injury

TL Wheeler, W de Groat, K Eisner, A Emmanuel… - Experimental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Loss of control over voiding following spinal cord injury (SCI) impacts autonomy,
participation and dignity, and can cause life-threatening complications. The importance of …

Prediction of Lower Urinary Tract, Sexual, and Bowel Function, and Autonomic Dysreflexia after Spinal Cord Injury

C Pavese, TM Kessler - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) produces damage to the somatic and autonomic pathways that
regulate lower urinary tract, sexual, and bowel function, and increases the risk of autonomic …

An evidence-based approach to the recovery of bladder and bowel function after pediatric spinal cord injury

AN Herrity, N Dietz, A Ezzo, C Kumar, SC Aslan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Bladder dysfunction and associated complications of the urinary system
negatively impact the quality of life in children living with spinal cord injury (SCI). Pediatric …

Characterization of lower urinary tract dysfunction after thoracic spinal cord injury in Yucatan Minipigs

MS Keung, F Streijger, A Herrity, J Ethridge… - Journal of …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
There is an increasing need to develop approaches that will not only improve the clinical
management of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) after spinal cord injury …

Deficits in bladder function following spinal cord injury vary depending on the level of the injury

BT David, O Steward - Experimental neurology, 2010 - Elsevier
Loss of bladder function is an important consequence of a spinal cord injury (SCI) but is
rarely assessed in animal studies of SCI. Here, we use a simple outcome measure (volume …