Abstract Objectives This review examines the effectiveness of semantic feature analysis as an intervention to improve naming abilities for persons with aphasia. Method A systematic search of the literature identified…
Abstract Objectives To assess the diagnostic value of clinical tests for degenerative rotator cuff disease (DRCD) in medical practice. Methods Patients with DRCD were prospectively included. Eleven clinical tests of…
Abstract Objective To determine whether the addition of spa therapy to home exercises provides any benefit over exercises and the usual treatment alone in the management of generalised osteoarthritis associated…
Abstract Objectives Summarize the data on sexual disorders in women with multiple sclerosis (MS). Method Review of 99 Pubmed articles covering sexual dysfunction in women with MS. Results Prevalence of…
Abstract Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a common feature of men with multiple sclerosis. SD is often unrecognized as patients and physicians are reluctant to discuss these problems. Rates of symptoms…
Abstract Clean intermittent self-catheterization (CISC) is considered the method of choice for treating urinary retention as of neurologic origin. Also, in multiple sclerosis (MS) the method is widely applied. Proper…
Abstract Lower urinary tract dysfunction is present in two of three patients with multiple sclerosis five years after the diagnosis. Most frequent symptoms are related to neurogenic detrusor overactivity, often…
Abstract A majority of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) will develop lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) during the course of the disease. Even if antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) treatment is currently…
Abstract Objective Review the literature on therapeutic strategies and guidelines for the treatment of neurogenic bladder in multiple sclerosis. Material and method A search on available articles on consensus, recommendations…
Abstract At present, apart from visual evoked potential testing, clinical neurophysiological testing is rarely used in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients at all. In MS patients with lower urinary tract, bowel…
