An Investigation into the Nature of Non-Voiding Contractions Resulting from Detrusor Hyperreflexia in Neurogenic Bladders Following Spinal Cord Injury

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to determine the cause behind non-voiding contractions (NVC) of the bladder seen with filling following suprasacral spinal cord injury (SCI). The most significant findings over the course of the past year have been that NVC in chronic SCI are accompanied by intra-abdominal pressure increases resulting from abdominal wall contraction. The temporal relationship appears to be that of either the abdominal pressure rise beginning just prior to, or simultaneously with, the bladder pressure rise, These results, therefore, strongly suggesting that these abdominal wall-mediated abdominal pressure rises either cause NVC, or arise from the same mass reflex event as the NVC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA620368

Entities

People

  • Matthew O. Fraser

Organizations

  • Institute for Medical Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abdomen
  • Amplitude
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Regions
  • Data Analysis
  • High Pressure
  • Medical Personnel
  • Muscles
  • Nervous System
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Smooth Muscle
  • Spinal Cord
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Striated Muscle
  • Urinary Tract
  • Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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