Optimized Measurement Parameters of Sensory Evoked Cortical Potentials to Assess Human Bladder Afferents - A Randomized Study.

ABSTRACT: Overactive bladder and voiding dysfunction are highly prevalent and often associated with malfunction of the bladder afferent pathways. Appropriate diagnostic tools for an objective assessment of afferent nerve function of the human bladder are currently missing. One promising possibility is the assessment of sensory evoked potentials (SEP) during repetitive electrical bladder stimulation, which proved feasible in healthy subjects. For an implementation into clinical practice, however, further refinements for efficient and reliable data acquisition are crucial. The aim of this randomized study was to find the optimal measurement settings regarding stimulation frequency, repetition number, and data acquisition. Forty healthy subjects underwent two visits of SEP (Cz-Fz) assessments using rep

SUBMITTER: van der Lely S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6925113 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature