Combined stimulation of ventral and dorsal sacral roots for control of bladder function

Combined stimulation of ventral and dorsal sacral roots for control of bladder function

Methods and apparatuses for controlling bladder discharge in a patient are described. The method includes coupling a first electrode to a sacral ventral root of the patient and coupling a second electrode to a sacral dorsal root of the patient. The method may be applied to spinal cord injured patien...

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Hauptverfasser: Bhadra, Narendra, Mortimer, J. Thomas, Grunewald, Volker
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Methods and apparatuses for controlling bladder discharge in a patient are described. The method includes coupling a first electrode to a sacral ventral root of the patient and coupling a second electrode to a sacral dorsal root of the patient. The method may be applied to spinal cord injured patients without dorsal root section.