Flexor Reflex Control of the External Sphincter of the Urethra in Paraplegia
- 11 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 216 (4551) , 1243-1245
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7200635
Abstract
In paraplegics and quadriplegics a profound paralysis of skeletal muscles occurs below the level of the spinal lesion. Unexplained in this state is the development of an overactive external urethral sphincter, which interferes with emptying of the bladder and may lead to infection of the urinary tract. Studies of cats show that the discharge of motoneurons causing this contraction has all the characteristics of a flexor reflex.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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