Objective We report an emphysematous cystitis in a diabetic patient complicated by peritonitis. Observations A 66-year-old male presented to the emergency with septic shock. Patient’s history: poorly controlled diabetes and…
Objective Sacral neuromodulation is usually used to treat non-obstructive urinary retention when other forms of treatment have failed. An improvement greater than 50% in urinary symptoms after 40 months of…
Objective Lower urinary tract dysfunctions (LUTD) are very common in neurological diseases. TENS is a therapeutic alternative in the treatment of urinary and pelvic perineal symptoms, whose effectiveness has been…
Objective Intradetrusor injection of onabotulinum toxin A (IDIBA) is the third-line therapy for patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO). There is few evidence of long-term efficacy but no study assessed…
Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) represents a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative diseases, with a worldwide estimated prevalence of 1.3/100,000 . The “pure” form of HSP is a…
Objective Intradetrusorial injection of botulinum toxin A (IDBT) is a validated treatment for neurogenic and non-neurogenic refractory overactive bladder. In the elderly, muscarinic antagonists have many side effects, in particular…
Objective Self-clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) is a part of the arsenal of treatment strategies of neurogenic bladder (1). The acquisition of this technique depends on environment and parameters related to…
Objective Investigate failure prediction in learning self-catheterization for patients over 65 and evaluate whether this population is more liable to fail as compared to younger patients. Materials/patients and methods All…
Objective Confabulations are described as “a falsification of memory occurring in clear consciousness in association with an organically derived amnesia”. We describe production of confabulations in long-term memory in a…
Opinion/feedback Private practice-hospital patient pathways for elderly people with falls or at risk of falls: a study in Lille (northern France). About a third of the over-65 population will fall…
