Creation and validation of a bladder dysfunction symptom score for HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis.

Natsuko YamakawaNaoko YagishitaTomohiro MatsuoJunji YamauchiTakahiko UenoEisuke InoueAyako TakataMisako NagasakaNatsumi ArayaDaisuke HasegawaAriella Coler-ReillyShuntaro TsutsumiTomoo SatoAbelardo AraujoJorge CassebEduardo GotuzzoSteven JacobsonFabiola MartinMarzia Puccioni-SohlerGraham P TaylorYoshihisa Yamanonull null

Published in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2020)

We developed a novel score, the HAM/TSP-Bladder Dysfunction Symptom Score, and demonstrated its reliability and validity. The applicability of this score to patients using catheters should be examined in future research.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
spinal cord injury
oxidative stress
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
spinal cord
chronic kidney disease
patient reported
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
urinary tract