Lower urinary tract and bowel dysfunction in spinocerebellar ataxias.

Joana Afonso RibeiroSara SimeoniLorenzo De MinTomoyuki UchiyamaYu Tung LoNita SolankyHector Garcia-MorenoPaola GiuntiJalesh N Panicker

Published in: Annals of clinical and translational neurology (2020)

LUT symptoms are prevalent in SCA patients and impact QoL, whereas bowel symptoms tend to be mild. These symptoms are overlooked by patients and physicians due to the complexity of neurological involvement in SCA, and therefore a multidisciplinary management approach should be adopted.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
urinary tract
sleep quality
depressive symptoms