Urogenital dysfunction in neurological diseases - PubMed
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- #Lower Urinary Tract
- #Neurological Diseases
- #Urogenital Dysfunction
- Urogenital dysfunction, affecting the lower urinary tract (LUT) and sexual organs, can result from neural damage anywhere in the neuraxis.
- LUT dysfunction includes underactive bladder (urinary retention) and overactive bladder (urinary incontinence), with sexual dysfunction covering libido loss, and issues with erection, ejaculation, and orgasm.
- The review covers physiology and innervation of the LUT and sexual organs, and discusses urogenital dysfunction in CNS disorders like stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury.
- Advances in managing urogenital dysfunction in neurological disorders are also reviewed.