THE NON-NEUROGENIC NEUROGENIC BLADDER

ALLEN, TERRY D.

From the Division of Urology, The University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

Accepted for publication June 18, 1976.

Journal of Urology 117(2):p 232-238, February 1977. | DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)58412-8

The records of 21 children with neuropathic bladder disease are reviewed. The natural history in these cases has been consistent with that of an acquired disorder and the results of urodynamic testing have supported Hinman's contention that the disease is basically a functional one, caused by a discoordination between detrusor contraction and sphincter relaxation. Bladder retraining and specific medication have yielded far better results than were obtained previously by surgical measures alone