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  • Title: Detrusor hyperreflexia in neurogenic bladder disorders caused by localized partial lesions of the spinal cord and cauda equina.
    Author: Gunasekera WS, Richardson AE, Seneviratne KN, Eversden ID.
    Journal: Surg Neurol; 1983 Jul; 20(1):63-6. PubMed ID: 6306854.
    Abstract:
    In 70 patients studied by cystometry, detrusor hyperreflexia seen with localized partial lesions of the spinal cord and cauda equina could be differentiated into two types. In one type, in which the hyperreflexia was of a reflex nature and bladder compliance was unchanged, the detrusor contractility was described as compliant hyperreflexic. In the other type, in which the contractions were of a rhythmic nature and accompanied by reduced compliance, the contractility of the detrusor was described as noncompliant hyperreflexic. The compliant hyperreflexic contractions correlated well with signs of upper motor neuron disturbance, the noncompliant hyperreflexic contractions with lower motor neuron disturbance.
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