Quantitative Changes in Cerebral Perfusion during Urinary Urgency in Women with Overactive Bladder
Joint Authors
Rao, Hengyi
Arya, Nisha G.
Weissbart, Steven J.
Xu, Sihua
Bhavsar, Rupal
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To quantitatively measure changes in cerebral perfusion in select regions of interest in the brain during urinary urgency in women with overactive bladder (OAB) using arterial spin labeling (ASL).
Methods.
Twelve women with OAB and 10 controls underwent bladder filling and rated urinary urgency (scale 0–10).
ASL fMRI scans were performed (1) in the low urgency state after voiding and (2) high urgency state after drinking oral fluids.
Absolute regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in select regions of interest was compared between the low and high urgency states.
Results.
There were no significant differences in rCBF between the low and high urgency states in the control group.
In the OAB group, rCBF (mean ± SE, ml/100 g/min) increased by 10–14% from the low to the high urgency state in the right anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) (44.56±0.59 versus 49.52±1.49, p<0.05), left ACC (49.29±0.85 versus 54.02±1.46, p<0.05), and left insula (50.46±1.72 versus 54.99±1.09, p<0.05).
Whole-brain analysis identified additional areas of activation in the right insula, right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and pons/midbrain area.
Conclusions.
Urinary urgency is associated with quantitative increase in cerebral perfusion in regions of the brain associated with processing emotional response to discomfort.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Arya, Nisha G.& Weissbart, Steven J.& Xu, Sihua& Bhavsar, Rupal& Rao, Hengyi. 2017. Quantitative Changes in Cerebral Perfusion during Urinary Urgency in Women with Overactive Bladder. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135126
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Arya, Nisha G.…[et al.]. Quantitative Changes in Cerebral Perfusion during Urinary Urgency in Women with Overactive Bladder. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135126
American Medical Association (AMA)
Arya, Nisha G.& Weissbart, Steven J.& Xu, Sihua& Bhavsar, Rupal& Rao, Hengyi. Quantitative Changes in Cerebral Perfusion during Urinary Urgency in Women with Overactive Bladder. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135126
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1135126