Characteristics of Neurogenic Voiding Dysfunction in Cerebellar Stroke: A Cross-Sectional, Retrospective Video Urodynamic Study

Voiding dysfunctions are common neurological complications after a stroke, yet there are few urodynamic studies of patients with cerebellar stroke. We report the video urodynamic findings of 15 patients with cerebellar stroke, including eight patients with ischemic and seven with hemorrhagic stroke. Their mean age was 75 ± 13.4 years and the mean interval from stroke to video urodynamic study was 11.2 ± 17.9 months. At urodynamic study, four (50 %) patients with ischemic stroke had urinary incontinence as did two (28 %) patients with hemorrhagic stroke. Detrusor overactivity (DO) was found in eight (53 %) patients, dyssynergic urethral sphincter in six (40 %), and nonrelaxing urethral sphincter in seven (47 %). DO occurred in six (75 %) of patients with ischemic stroke and in two (28.6 %) of patients with hemorrhagic stroke (p = 0.072). While DO was not found in five of the 15 patients within 2 months after the stroke, it was more frequently detected in eight (80 %) of the 10 remaining patients 2 or more months after stroke (p = 0.007). Four (80 %) of the five stroke patients had nonrelaxing sphincter and urinary retention within 2 months after stroke. Two or more months after their strokes, coordinated sphincter function was noted in two (20 %) patients and dyssynergic sphincter was found in six (60 %); two (20 %) remained with nonrelaxing sphincter. Thus, lower urinary tract dysfunction caused by cerebellar stroke may change with time. Knowledge of video urodynamic findings should help us better manage voiding dysfunction in patients with cerebellar stroke.