URINARY SYMPTOMS;
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;
D O I:
10.1159/000116829
中图分类号:
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号:
摘要:
We examined the relationship between cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and urinary dysfunction in 70 consecutive patients with definite multiple sclerosis. MRI-weighted lesion scores for seven different brain regions were recorded according to the number and size of cerebral lesions. Thirty-two subjects (46%) had urinary symptoms and 38 (54%) were asymptomatic. Subjects with urinary symptoms exhibited greater overall functional disability and a higher midbrain MRI-weighted lesion score than asymptomatic patients. No statistically significant group differences were found for the other brain regions.