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Journal of Neurology
Published in: Journal of Neurology 8/2006

01-08-2006 | ORIGINAL COMMUNICATION

Acute urinary retention due to benign inflammatory nervous diseases

Authors: Ryuji Sakakibara, Tomonori Yamanishi, Tomoyuki Uchiyama, Takamichi Hattori

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 8/2006

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Abstract

Both neurologists and urologists might encounter patients with acute urinary retention due to benign inflammatory nervous diseases. Based on the mechanism of urinary retention, these disorders can be divided into two subgroups: disorders of the peripheral nervous system (e.g., sacral herpes) or the central nervous system (e.g., meningitis-retention syndrome [MRS]). Laboratory abnormalities include increased herpes virus titers in sacral herpes, and increased myelin basic protein in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in some cases with MRS. Urodynamic abnormality in both conditions is detrusor areflexia; the putative mechanism of it is direct involvement of the pelvic nerves in sacral herpes; and acute spinal shock in MRS. There are few cases with CSF abnormality alone. Although these cases have a benign course, management of the acute urinary retention is necessary to avoid bladder injury due to overdistension. Clinical features of sacral herpes or MRS differ markedly from those of the original “Elsberg syndrome” cases.
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Metadata
Title
Acute urinary retention due to benign inflammatory nervous diseases
Authors
Ryuji Sakakibara
Tomonori Yamanishi
Tomoyuki Uchiyama
Takamichi Hattori
Publication date
01-08-2006
Publisher
Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in
Journal of Neurology / Issue 8/2006
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0189-9

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