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Is there "brain OAB" and how can we recognize it? International Consultation on Incontinence-Research Society (ICI-RS) 2017.

TitleIs there "brain OAB" and how can we recognize it? International Consultation on Incontinence-Research Society (ICI-RS) 2017.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsApostolidis, A., Wagg A., A'i M. S. Rahnam, Panicker J. N., Vrijens D., & von Gontard A.
JournalNeurourol Urodyn
Volume37
IssueS4
PaginationS38-S45
Date Published2018 Jun
ISSN1520-6777
Abstract

AIMS: In light of mounting evidence supporting the association of brain regions with the control of urine storage and voiding, the high placebo effect in OAB studies as well as certain anecdotal observations from clinical practice with OAB patients, the role of the brain in OAB was explored.METHODS: At the ICI-RS 2017 meeting, a panel of Functional Urologists and Basic Scientists presented literature data generating a proposal to discuss whether there is "brain OAB" and how we could recognize it.RESULTS: Existing data point toward organic brain causes of OAB, in particular concerning white matter disease (WMD) and aging, but with currently speculative mechanisms. Imaging techniques have revealed connectivity changes between brain regions which may explain brain-peripheral interactions in OAB patients, further to acknowledged structural and functional changes in the central nervous system (CNS). Furthermore, psychological disorders like stress and depression have been identified as causes of OAB, with animal and human studies proposing a neurochemical and neuroendocrine pathophysiological basis, involving either the serotoninergic system or the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Finally, childhood data suggest that OAB could be a developmental disorder involving the CNS, although childhood OAB could be a different condition than that of adults in many children.CONCLUSIONS: Future research should aim to identify the pathogenesis of WMD and the aging processes affecting the brain and the bladder, with possible benefits in prevention strategies, as well as connectivity disorders within the CNS, the pathophysiology of OAB in childhood and the neurochemical pathways connecting affective disorders with OAB.

DOI10.1002/nau.23506
Alternate JournalNeurourol. Urodyn.
PubMed ID29388707

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