DocumentCode
2421716
Title
Electrical stimulation for control of bladder function
Author
Grill, Warren M., Sr.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
3-6 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
2369
Lastpage
2370
Abstract
Electrical stimulation of sensory fibers in the pudendal nerve can generate either inhibition or activation of the bladder, and this is a promising approach to restoration of continence and micturition in neurological disease or injury. We review studies of pudendal afferent stimulation to excite the bladder and enhance bladder emptying in urinary retention or restore bladder emptying following spinal cord injury.
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; diseases; neurophysiology; bladder function control; continence; electrical stimulation; micturition; neurological disease; neurological injury; pudendal nerve; sensory fibers; Afferent Pathways; Animals; Biomedical Engineering; Cats; Computer Simulation; Electric Stimulation; Humans; Spinal Cord Injuries; Urinary Bladder; Urination;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Minneapolis, MN
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5335001
Filename
5335001
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