Abstract
Aims To investigate the frequency, the prognostic effect on functional status and the urodynamic patterns of post-stroke urinary incontinence (UI) in a sample of in-patients affected by ischemic stroke. Methods One hundred six patients with recent ischemic stroke admitted to a neurorehabilitation unit were enrolled. Stroke localization was made according to the Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project (OCSP) stroke subtypes and assessment of stroke severity using the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). The presence of UI was associated with functional status, measured with Barthel Index and Functional Independence Measure (FIM). At admission, urodynamic studies were performed on all the patients and repeated in 63 patients after 30 days. Results Eighty-four patients (79%) were incontinent. Incontinence was associated with age (P-
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 420-425 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Neurourology and Urodynamics |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- functional outcome
- ischemic stroke
- urinary incontinence
- urodynamics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Urology
- Medicine(all)