Neurogenic bladder dysfunction in patients emerged from chronic disorders of consciousness
Abstract
The observational study aimed to analyse the neurogenic bladder dysfunction in patients during the recovery
from the chronic disorder of consciousness. We compared aetiology, level of consciousness, age with
the neurogenic bladder dysfunction in these cases. The study results suggested that the increase in the
consciousness level partially restores the bladder function, which significantly reduces the risk of infections
and somatic disorders, thereby affecting the duration and quality of life. Recovery of the bladder function
also depends on the aetiology of the disorder of consciousness: patients in the anoxic group had the least
chance of bladder function recovery making global brain ischaemia an unfavourable factor. Correlations
between urination dysfunctions with age and level of consciousness at admission have not been found.
Keywords: chronic disorders of consciousnesshyperactive bladderneurogenic bladdervegetative stateanoxic brain injurytraumatic brain injury
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