Thanks, Murray.  As always, you are very helpful and informative.  I guess I
was looking for a quick idea or two.  Wayne (my brother) is a "total carry" in
a nursing home in Texas and the numbers one and two have kept him irritated.  I
will look into these sources.
respectfully,
ves shirley

Murray Charters wrote:

> Hi All,
> I searched PubMed for Parkinson's and Urinary Dysfunction...
>
> Clin Neurosci 1998;5(2):78-86
> Related Articles, Books, LinkOut
> Urinary dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.
> Singer C
> University of Miami School of Medicine, FL, USA.
> Urinary symptoms are very common in Parkinson's disease (PD). They
> are primarily irritative (frequency, urgency, urge incontinence) and
> correlate with the urodynamic finding of involuntary detrusor
> contractions at early stages of bladder filling (detrusor hyperreflexia).
> Obstructive symptoms (hesitancy, weak urinary stream) may be seen in
> a smaller number of patients by themselves or combined with irritative
> symptoms. They may be secondary to anticholinergics, obstructive
> uropathy, or point to the presence of multiple system atrophy.
> Dysfunction of the striated urethral sphincter and pelvic musculature
> can be seen in variable numbers in PD, with the main abnormality that of
> delayed relaxation at the time of initiation of voluntary voiding.
>
> Then I "clicked" on "related articles"...
>
> 1-20 of 248
>
> 1: Singer C.
> Urinary dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.
> Clin Neurosci. 1998;5(2):78-86. Review.
> PMID: 10785832; UI: 20247538
>
> 2: Aranda B.
> [Vesical sphincter disorders in Parkinson disease].
> Rev Neurol (Paris). 1993;149(8-9):476-80. French.
> PMID: 8009145; UI: 94278403
>
> 3: Dmochowski RR.
> Female voiding dysfunction and movement disorders.
> Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 1999;10(2):144-51. Review.
> PMID: 10384979; UI: 99311705
>
> 4: Bonnet AM, Pichon J, Vidailhet M, Gouider-Khouja N, Robain G,
> Perrigot M, Agid Y.
> Urinary disturbances in striatonigral degeneration and Parkinson's
> disease: clinical and urodynamic aspects.
> Mov Disord. 1997 Jul;12(4):509-13.
> PMID: 9251068; UI: 97394755
>
> 5: Hattori T, Yasuda K, Kita K, Hirayama K.
> Voiding dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.
> Jpn J Psychiatry Neurol. 1992 Mar;46(1):181-6.
> PMID: 1635308; UI: 92341649
>
> 6: Aranda B, Perrigot M, Mazieres L, Pierrot-Deseilligny E.
> [Bladder sphincter disorders in Parkinson's disease].
> Rev Neurol (Paris). 1983;139(4):283-8. French.
> PMID: 6612141; UI: 83301595
>
> 7: Desi M, Pelhuche A, Benoit G.
> [Vesico-sphincteric disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease].
> Prog Urol. 1992 Oct;2(5):925-32. Review. French.
> PMID: 1302123; UI: 93251209
>
> 8: Pavlakis AJ, Siroky MB, Goldstein I, Krane RJ.
> Neurourologic findings in Parkinson's disease.
> J Urol. 1983 Jan;129(1):80-3.
> PMID: 6827689; UI: 83139069
>
> 9:  Elder DD, Stephenson TP, Bary PR.
> An assessment of the Frewen regime in the treatment of detrusor
> dysfunction in females.
> Prog Clin Biol Res. 1981;78:321-8.
> PMID: 7335747; UI: 82151324
>
> 10: Conquy S, Zerbib M, Martinache PR, Thiounn N, Flam T, Debre B.
> [Contribution of urodynamic examinations in the exploration of
> micturition disorders in patients with Parkinson disease].
> J Urol (Paris). 1994;100(3):139-42. French.
> PMID: 7836791; UI: 95138559
>
> 11: Berger Y, Blaivas JG, DeLaRocha ER, Salinas JM.
> Urodynamic findings in Parkinson's disease.
> J Urol. 1987 Oct;138(4):836-8.
> PMID: 3656541; UI: 88011475
>
> 12: Stanton SL.
> Is it iatrogenic? 'I've always had a weak bladder'.
> Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 1981 Apr;8(1):173-90. No abstract available.
> PMID: 7261520; UI: 81259489
>
> 13: Fisher AM, Gordon H.
> The gynaecologist's approach to the patient with urological symptoms.
> Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 1981 Apr;8(1):191-8. No abstract available.
> PMID: 7261521; UI: 81259490
>
> 14: Blaivas JG.
> The bladder is an unreliable witness.
> Neurourol Urodyn. 1996;15(5):443-5. No abstract available.
> PMID: 8857612; UI: 97010574
>
> 15: Araki I, Kitahara M, Oida T, Kuno S.
> VOIDING DYSFUNCTION AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE:
> URODYNAMIC ABNORMALITIES AND URINARY SYMPTOMS.
> J Urol. 2000 Nov;164(5):1640-3.
> [MEDLINE record in process]
> PMID: 11025724; UI: 20481562
>
> 16: Katz GP, Blaivas JG.
> A diagnostic dilemma: when urodynamic findings differ from the clinical
> impression.
> J Urol. 1983 Jun;129(6):1170-4.
> PMID: 6854793; UI: 83216413
>
> 17: Park JM.
> This month in investigative urology. Myogenic versus neurogenic
> mechanism of detrusor instability.
> J Urol. 2000 Feb;163(2):397. No abstract available.
> PMID: 10647641; UI: 20112167
>
> 18: Abrams P.
> Lower urinary tract symptoms in women: who to investigate and how.
> Br J Urol. 1997 Jul;80 Suppl 1:43-8. Review. No abstract available.
> PMID: 9240224; UI: 97384556
>
> 19: Christmas TJ, Kempster PA, Chapple CR, Frankel JP, Lees AJ, Stern
> GM, Milroy EJ.
> Role of subcutaneous apomorphine in parkinsonian voiding
> dysfunction.
> Lancet. 1988 Dec 24-31;2(8626-8627):1451-3.
> PMID: 2904571; UI: 89070022
>
> 20: [No authors listed]
> Parkinson's disease.
> Harv Ment Health Lett. 2000 Jul;17(1):1-4. Review. No abstract available.
> PMID: 10877867; UI: 20337003
>
> Some old some new.... but the point is that there are established
> "relationships" between Parkinson's & Urinary Dysfunction and they
> are documented in peer reviewed medical papers....
>
> If you need any assistance to search PubMed or to get more info... just
> ask... there are a few "pros" on this List who know all the ins and outs of
> PubMed....
>
> Regards ....... murray  (gotta go)
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