Author/Editor		Rodi, Z; Vodušek, DB; Denišlič, M
Title		Sacral nervous system involvement in patients with multiple sclerosis
Type		članek
Source		In: Vodušek DB, editor. Proceedings of the Symposium on multiple sclerosis with the 11th dr. Janez Faganel memorial lecture; 1995 Oct 6-7; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: University institute of clinical neurophysiology,
Publication year		1995
Volume		str. 148-56
Language		eng
Abstract		Urinary symptoms are common in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Our aim was to asses the value of uro-neurophysiological investigation in such patients. External anal sphincter electromyography (EMG) and sacral reflex measurements were employed in a group of 21 patients with mild to moderate multiple sclerosis and urinary complaints. Abnormalities in both external anal sphincter EMG and sacral reflexes were found in one out of eight male patients and in one out of three nulliparous women. Sacral reflex abnormalities were found in additional three patients in whom, however, sphincter EMG was normal (among them one male patient). Uro-neurophysiological abnormalities are common in MS patients, at least in those with urinary symptoms. It seems that child birth and defecation straining cannot explain all pathology found.
Descriptors		MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ELECTROMYOGRAPHY ANUS LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS