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The Neurogenic Bladder and Hypertonic Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction

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This chapter will discuss the anatomy and physiology of the bladder treatments for the neurogenic bladder and hypertonic pelvic floor, site specific neurogenicity and treatment of the neurogenic bladder and hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction.

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  1. Division of Pelvic NeuroScience, Department of Surgery, The Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2401 W. Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USA

    David A. Gordon

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore/John’s Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Rohit Gossein

  3. University of New England, Biddeford, ME, USA

    Navpreet Rana

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Gordon, D.A., Gossein, R., Rana, N. (2017). The Neurogenic Bladder and Hypertonic Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction. In: Gordon, D., Katlic, M. (eds) Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Pelvic Surgery in the Elderly. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6554-0_17

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