Bladder

Real-Time Bladder Pressure Estimation for Closed-Loop Control in a Detrusor Overactivity Model

Author(s)3: Zhonghua Ouyang, Zachariah J. Sperry, Nikolas D. Barrera, Tim M. Bruns
Real-Time Bladder Pressure Estimation for Closed-Loop Control in a Detrusor Overactivity Model 780 431 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

    Overactive bladder (OAB) patients suffer from a frequent urge to urinate, which can lead to a poor quality of life. Current neurostimulation therapy uses open-loop electrical stimulation to alleviate…

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Functional selectivity of lumbosacral stimulation: Methodological approach and pilot study to assess visceral function in pigs

Author(s)3: Thomas Guiho, Christine Azevedo-Coste, David Andreu, Claire Delleci, Luc Bauchet, Jean-Rodolphe Vignes, David Guiraud
Functional selectivity of lumbosacral stimulation: Methodological approach and pilot study to assess visceral function in pigs 378 250 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

Nearly all spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals lose bladder control and are prone to kidney complications if intermittent catheterization is not applied. Electrical stimulation (ES) of the sacral anterior roots…

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