brain and stroke

How Does Stroke Affect Your Bladder?

How Do StrokeAffect Your Bladder: Urinary Retention, Frequency, and Incontinence Published 2019/10/03 In the United States, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds. Survivors of stroke often need to navigate the long-term effects stroke has left on their bodies, one of them being bladder dysfunction.    This article explains how stroke causes bladder dysfunctions, the types […]

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Spinal Cord Injuries and Neurogenic Bladders

Spinal Cord Injuries and Neurogenic Bladders Published 2019/07/18 Although spinal cord injuries don’t cause damage to the structure of the bladder, they disrupt communication between the brain and the bladder, leading to the development of neurogenic bladder. Neurogenic bladder is caused by nerve damage, which leads to urinary retention, overflow incontinence, frequency, urgency, and incontinence. […]

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