Current Paediatrics
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 135-142, April 2001

The neuropathic bladder of childhood

  • R.J.M. Coward (Specialist Registrar Paediatric Nephrology)

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  • M.A. Saleem (Consultant Senior Lecturer Paediatric Nephrology)

Children's Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK

Abstract 

The neuropathic bladder is an important condition to be aware of in childhood as prompt recognition and treatment improves prognosis, and may prevent children entering end-stage renal failure. This review article focuses on the neuro-pathophysiology of the lower urinary tract, the methods of diagnosing the neuropathic bladder, and treatment strategies that are currently available.

Keywords: neuropathic bladder, children, urodynamic studies, myelomeningocele, continence, clean intermittent catheterization

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  • f1 Correspondence to RJMC.

PII: S0957-5839(00)90161-1

doi:10.1054/cupe.2000.0161

Current Paediatrics
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 135-142, April 2001

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