Vascular incontinence: incontinence in the elderly due to ischemic white matter changes

• Main Authors: Ryuji Sakakibara (Author), Jalesh Panicker (Author), Clare J. Fowler (Author), Fuyuki Tateno (Author), Masahiko Kishi (Author), Yohei Tsuyuzaki (Author), Emina Ogawa (Author), Tomoyuki Uchiyama (Author), Tatsuya Yamamoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This review article introduces the new concept of vascular incontinence, a disorder of bladder control resulting from cerebral white matter disease (WMD). The concept is based on the original observation in 1999 of a correlation between the severity of leukoareosis or WMD, urinary symptoms, gait dis...