The neural control of micturition

CJ Fowler, D Griffiths, WC De Groat - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2008 - nature.com
Micturition, or urination, occurs involuntarily in infants and young children until the age of 3
to 5 years, after which it is regulated voluntarily. The neural circuitry that controls this process …

Proposed mechanism for the efficacy of injected botulinum toxin in the treatment of human detrusor overactivity

A Apostolidis, P Dasgupta, CJ Fowler - European urology, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Treatment of human bladder overactivity with intradetrusor Botulinum-A
neurotoxin (BoNT/A) injections temporarily blocks the presynaptic release of acetylcholine …

Efficacy and safety of onabotulinumtoxinA for idiopathic overactive bladder: a double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized, dose ranging trial

R Dmochowski, C Chapple, VW Nitti… - The Journal of …, 2010 - auajournals.org
Purpose: Treatment options for patients with overactive bladder refractory to anticholinergics
are limited. We assessed the dose response across a range of doses of onabotulinumtoxinA …

Refractory idiopathic urge urinary incontinence and botulinum A injection

L Brubaker, HE Richter, A Visco, S Mahajan… - The Journal of …, 2008 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We compared 200 U intradetrusor botulinum toxin A vs placebo in women with
refractory idiopathic urge incontinence. Materials and Methods: This institutional review …

Efficacy of botulinum toxin-A for treating idiopathic detrusor overactivity: results from a single center, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial

A Sahai, MS Khan, P Dasgupta… - The Journal of …, 2007 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We evaluated the use of botulinum toxin-A in treating patients with idiopathic
detrusor overactivity refractory to anticholinergics. Materials and Methods: This double-blind …

Recommendations on the use of botulinum toxin in the treatment of lower urinary tract disorders and pelvic floor dysfunctions: a European consensus report

A Apostolidis, P Dasgupta, P Denys, S Elneil… - european urology, 2009 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: The increasing body of evidence and number of potential indications for the use
of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) in the lower urinary tract (LUT) underlines the pressing …

Botulinum toxin A (Botox®) intradetrusor injections in adults with neurogenic detrusor overactivity/neurogenic overactive bladder: a systematic literature review

G Karsenty, P Denys, G Amarenco, M De Seze… - european urology, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: This systematic literature review discusses the efficacy and safety of
botulinum toxin type A (Botox®) intradetrusor injections in adults with neurogenic detrusor …

Urodynamic results and clinical outcomes with intradetrusor injections of onabotulinumtoxina in a randomized, placebo‐controlled dose‐finding study in idiopathic …

E Rovner, M Kennelly… - Neurourology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims We assessed the effects of onabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX®) on clinical and urodynamic
variables in patients with idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB) and urinary urgency …

Efficacy of botulinum toxin A injection for neurogenic detrusor overactivity and urinary incontinence: a randomized, double-blind trial

S Herschorn, J Gajewski, K Ethans, J Corcos… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We determined the efficacy of onabotulinumtoxinA for neurogenic detrusor
overactivity secondary to spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis. MATERIALS AND …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of overactive bladder in women

KE Hartmann, ML McPheeters, DH Biller… - Database of Abstracts …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The authors concluded that the evidence did not allow definitive conclusions on the relative
benefit and harm of different treatments to achieve similar results. High-quality research was …