Management options for bladder dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis

Haslam, Collette BSc, RGN

AUTHOR Collette Haslam, BSc, RGN, is clinical nurse specialist in uro-neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London.

Nursing Times 105(40):p 24-27, October 13, 2009.

An outline of the management options for patients with MS who experience bladder symptoms, which usually arise due to spinal cord involvement

ABSTRACT

In the UK today there are thought to be more than 85,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Approximately 75% will go on to develop bladder symptoms, usually as a result of spinal cord involvement, which is a feature of the condition.

In the UK practitioners now aim to arrange management for each patient according to their individual needs and level of disability. This article outlines the various treatment and management options available.