MP56-06 NON-NEUROGENIC VOIDING DYSFUNCTION AND NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

Non-neurogenic female voiding dysfunction.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The pathophysiological mechanisms of female voiding phase dysfunction are poorly understood, and there are neither standard definitions nor guidelines for diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this review is to present up-to-date data and controversies associated with non-neurogenic female voiding dysfunction. RECENT FINDINGS Conceptually, voiding phase dysfunction may have bl...

Learned voiding dysfunction (non-neurogenic, neurogenic bladder) among adults.

Data concerning learned voiding dysfunction (Hinman syndrome; non-neurogenic, neurogenic bladder) in adults are scarce. The present study was conducted to assess the pre-valence and clinical characteristics of this dysfunction among adults referred for evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms. Learned voiding dysfunction was suggested by a characteristic clinical history and intermittent "fre...

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Mitochondrial disorders were first described in 1962 (Luft, Ikkos, Palmieri, Ernster, & Afzelius, 1962), and were initially thought to be uniformly progressive and fatal with onset in infancy or early childhood, typically associated with severe neurological manifestations, including strokelike episodes, seizures, neuronal degeneration, organ failure and dementia. More recently, clinical observa...

Gut Microbiota and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Are vascular disorders a common cause of erectile dysfunction in non hypogonadal, non neuropsychiatric patients?

OBJECTIVES Pharmacological Color Duplex Ultrasonography (PCDU) is a technique used as an advanced investigation of erectile dysfunction (ED) causes. Aim of the study was to determine, if frequency of vascular disorders in ED patients justifies routine use of PCDU. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy six patients aged 25-69 years with moderate to severe ED, free neuropsychiatric history and normal h...