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  • Title: [Persistence of the bulbocavernosus reflex during micturition in bladder hyperactivity of central neurological origin].
    Author: Amarenco G, Kerdraon J, Adba MA, Albert T, Denys P.
    Journal: Prog Urol; 1994 Dec; 4(6):959-65. PubMed ID: 7874183.
    Abstract:
    The bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR) was evaluated before, during and after micturition in 35 patients. All the 19 patients with upper motor neuron lesions had a positive BCR during micturition. By comparison, 11/16 of the patients with a lower motor neuron lesion or with urogynecologic diseases did not have a BCR during micturition. The persistence of BCR during voiding seems to be a loss of central inhibition and maybe represent a good sign of upper motor neuron bladder dysfunction.
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