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) > [log in to unmask]