Title :
Electrical stimulation for control of bladder function
Author :
Grill, Warren M., Sr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5335001
