Pain during ice water test distinguishes clinical bladder hypersensitivity from overactivity disorders-3

Copyright information:Taken from "Pain during ice water test distinguishes clinical bladder hypersensitivity from overactivity disorders"BMC Urology 2006;6():31-31.Published online 27 Dec 2006PMCID:PMC1766360.ice water test (IWT). In idiopathic detrusor overactivity (IDO) patients (), a positive (IWT) may be a result of a loss of central inhibition and increased afferent activation, while the Pain evoked in Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS) patients () may suggest sensitisation of increased afferents but preserved central inhibition.