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Acute paediatrics
Bladder dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
  1. M MacLeod,
  2. R Kelly,
  3. S A Robb,
  4. M Borzyskowski
  1. Department of Paediatric Neurology, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK
  1. Correspondence and requests for details of the questionnaire to:
    Dr S A Robb, Department of Paediatric Neurology, Guy’s Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK;
    stephanie.robb{at}gstt.sthames.nhs.uk

Abstract

Although bladder function is thought to be unaffected in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, 46/88 boys interviewed had urinary problems. Nine underwent video urodynamics, showing in eight a small capacity, hyperreflexic bladder, and in the ninth (post spinal surgery) hyperreflexia and detrusor sphincter dyssynergia. Urinary dysfunction is a treatable feature of DMD.

  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy
  • detrusor hyperreflexia
  • urinary incontinence

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.88.4.347

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    Footnotes

    • Sadly, Dr Borzyskowski died on 17 October 2002