2023
Changes in Autonomic Nervous System Activity in Children With Spina Bifida: A Case-Control Study
Kim B, Franco I, Lee Y, Han S, Kim S. Changes in Autonomic Nervous System Activity in Children With Spina Bifida: A Case-Control Study. International Neurourology Journal 2023, 27: 192-199. PMID: 37798886, PMCID: PMC10556434, DOI: 10.5213/inj.2346080.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart rate variability parametersControl groupSpina bifidaNN intervalsAutonomic nervous system dysfunctionAutonomic nervous system activityBladder filling phaseVideo-urodynamic studyNervous system dysfunctionCase-control studyNervous system activityR interval differencesLF/HF valuesVariability parametersSympathetic preponderanceNeurogenic bladderUrodynamic studiesSympathetic activityVesicoureteral refluxSystem dysfunctionParasympathetic activityPatientsSpina bifida groupBladderBifida
2002
Biofeedback Therapy Expedites the Resolution of Reflux In Older Children
PALMER L, FRANCO I, ROTARIO P, REDA E, FRIEDMAN S, KOLLIGIAN M, BROCK W, LEVITT S. Biofeedback Therapy Expedites the Resolution of Reflux In Older Children. Journal Of Urology 2002, 168: 1699-1703. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200210020-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetrusor-sphincter dyssynergiaExternal detrusor-sphincter dyssynergiaLow grade vesicoureteral refluxPost-void residual urineGrade vesicoureteral refluxVesicoureteral refluxBiofeedback therapyResolution rateResidual urineBreakthrough infectionsGrade IOlder childrenIntact childrenDiscontinuation of chemoprophylaxisFollowup voiding cystourethrographyPersistence of refluxResolution of refluxSpontaneous resolution rateSymptoms of urgencyUrinary tract infectionSessions of biofeedbackUnderwent reimplantationBladder dysfunctionNeurogenic bladderDysfunctional voiding