Relation between objective and subjective measures of bladder dysfunction in multiple sclerosis

Neurology. 2004 Nov 9;63(9):1716-8. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000143062.43325.c8.

Abstract

The authors studied 297 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), correlating urinary symptoms (bowel/bladder Functional System [FS] score of the Expanded Disability Status Scale [EDSS] and bladder dysfunction score of the Guy's Neurological Disability Scale [GNDS[) vs objective measurement of bladder dysfunction (postmicturition residual volume). EDSS and GNDS were of no value for predicting the presence of a clinically relevant postvoiding volume. Therefore, the authors recommend ultrasound scanning of residual volume in every patient with MS, even in the absence of subjective urinary symptoms.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiple Sclerosis / complications*
  • Ultrasonography
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / etiology
  • Urine