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VL  - 11
SP  - 109
JF  - European Neurological Review
A1  - Kumar, L
A1  - Athanasakos, E
A1  - Emmanuel, AV
SN  - 1758-3845
UR  - https://doi.org/10.17925/ENR.2016.11.02.109
TI  - Evaluation and treatment of neurogenic bowel dysfunction ? a review
EP  - 115
AV  - public
Y1  - 2016/12/01/
KW  - Neurogenic bowel dysfunction
KW  -  bowel
dysfunction
KW  -  hypererflexic bowel
KW  -  areflexic
bowel
KW  -  upper motor neuron bowel syndrome
KW  - 
lower motor neuron bowel syndrome
ID  - discovery10075454
N2  - Neurogenic bowel dysfunction is a severely troubling entity for patients with neurological disease or injury. The complex symptom cluster presents a challenge, not only for the patients but also for the treating clinician. Without intervention, patients are bound to have a reduced quality of life, and experience social impacts and secondary complications that come along with it. A careful initial assessment provides an idea of symptom severity and is crucial for successful rehabilitation. The mainstay of treatment remains a conservative approach of managing faecal incontinence or optimising the mechanics of defecation to improve patient?s quality of life. This article attempts to provide a comprehensive review of existing literature on pathophysiology, assessment and management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction.
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