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.
Structural brain correlates of neurologic abnormalities in multiple sclerosis / Pozzilli, Carlo; Grasso, Mg; Bastianello, S; Anzini, A; Salvetti, Marco; Bozzao, Luigi; Von Heland, M; Fieschi, C.. - In: EUROPEAN NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 0014-3022. - STAMPA. - 32(4):4(1992), pp. 228-230. [10.1159/000116829]
Structural brain correlates of neurologic abnormalities in multiple sclerosis.
POZZILLI, Carlo;SALVETTI, Marco;BOZZAO, Luigi;VON HELAND, Magnus
1992
Abstract
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
