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Bladder Pathology

Neurogenic bladder is caused by nerve damage that impairs bladder control. It can cause urge incontinence from an inability to inhibit the urination reflex or overflow incontinence from an impaired ability to detect bladder filling. Common causes include multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, stroke, and Parkinson's disease. This nerve damage occurs most often in the S2-S3 spinal cord levels. Symptoms depend on the nerves affected but include urge and overflow incontinence. Treatment focuses on managing symptoms with medications or catheters.

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Bladder Pathology

Neurogenic bladder is caused by nerve damage that impairs bladder control. It can cause urge incontinence from an inability to inhibit the urination reflex or overflow incontinence from an impaired ability to detect bladder filling. Common causes include multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, stroke, and Parkinson's disease. This nerve damage occurs most often in the S2-S3 spinal cord levels. Symptoms depend on the nerves affected but include urge and overflow incontinence. Treatment focuses on managing symptoms with medications or catheters.

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BLADDER PATHOLOGY

NEUROGENIC BLADDER
osms.it/neurogenic-bladder
Urge incontinence
PATHOLOGY & CAUSES ▪ Multiple sclerosis (MS) → autoimmune
damage to nerve myelin sheath in S2-S3
▪ Impaired control of bladder emptying due level in spinal cord
to nerve damage
▪ Spinal shock
▪ Bladder fills → damaged S2-S3 nerves
▪ Stroke
→ impaired signal transmission, lack of
voluntary control → incontinence ▪ Chronic processes affecting central
nervous system (CNS): Parkinson’s disease,
Overflow incontinence brain tumor
▪ Bladder reaches maximum capacity,
releases urine involuntarily all at once RISK FACTORS
▪ Results from impaired capacity to detect ▪ Any disease affecting central, peripheral
bladder filling nervous system
Urge incontinence ▫ Diabetes, syphilis, herpes, spinal birth
defects, spinal cord injuries, stroke,
▪ Small amount of urine initiates micturition
traumas
reflex involuntarily
▪ Results from impaired capacity to inhibit
micturition reflex COMPLICATIONS
▪ Rashes/skin infections
CAUSES ▪ Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)

Overflow incontinence
▪ Diabetes mellitus (most common); ischemic, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
metabolic, endothelial damage
▪ Syphilis → tabes dorsalis; inflammation, ▪ Depends on nerves damaged, extension
scarring of dorsal root nerves ▪ Urge, overflow incontinence
▪ Herpesvirus → latent in dorsal nerve roots
▪ Spinal injury → micturition center (S2-S3
level) affected
▫ Once shock resolves → normal
micturition reflex
▫ May also lead to urge incontinence;
impaired transmission of inhibitory
signal for micturition reflex

OSMOSIS.ORG 781
DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT
LAB RESULTS MEDICATIONS
▪ Post-voiding residual measuring: amount ▪ Urge incontinence: anticholinergic drugs to
of urine in bladder after urination relax detrusor muscle
▪ Pressure, flow of urine measurements
OTHER INTERVENTIONS
▪ Overflow incontinence: catheter to drain
urine

Figure 109.1 Illustration of syphilis and herpes viruses attacking the nerves of the bladder, which
ultimately leads to overflow incontinence.

Figure 109.2 Illustration of causes of overflow incontinence. Spinal injuries can temporarily impair
bladder functioning, while chronic conditions affecting the nervous system, like Parkinson’s
disease, have more permanent effects.

782 OSMOSIS.ORG

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