TY - JOUR
T1 - The Prevalence of Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction in Children with Cerebral Palsy and its Association with Motor, Cognitive, and Autonomic Function
AU - Baram, Moriah
AU - Zuk, Luba
AU - Stattler, Tohar
AU - Katz-Leurer, Michal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Purpose: To describe the prevalence of bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD) in 8–10-year-old children with cerebral palsy and its association with motor, cognitive, and autonomic dysfunction. Methods: A cross-sectional, random sample study of parents of 8–10-year-old children with cerebral palsy. Tools: The Enuresis/Urinary Incontinence Parental Questionnaire, the Functional Independence Measure children’s version, the autonomic signs questionnaire, and the Gross Motor Function Classification System. Results: 39 out of 59 parents consented to participate, whereas 25.64% reported complete continence. Of the 29 children with BBD, 21 (72.4%) had lower urinary tract symptoms and bowel problems. Only two of the children received conservative and noninvasive treatments. Lastly, motor, cognitive and autonomic impairments were associated with incontinence. Conclusions: BBD is common in 8–10-year-old children with cerebral palsy at all levels of functioning. Most having both lower urinary tract symptoms and bowel problems.
AB - Purpose: To describe the prevalence of bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD) in 8–10-year-old children with cerebral palsy and its association with motor, cognitive, and autonomic dysfunction. Methods: A cross-sectional, random sample study of parents of 8–10-year-old children with cerebral palsy. Tools: The Enuresis/Urinary Incontinence Parental Questionnaire, the Functional Independence Measure children’s version, the autonomic signs questionnaire, and the Gross Motor Function Classification System. Results: 39 out of 59 parents consented to participate, whereas 25.64% reported complete continence. Of the 29 children with BBD, 21 (72.4%) had lower urinary tract symptoms and bowel problems. Only two of the children received conservative and noninvasive treatments. Lastly, motor, cognitive and autonomic impairments were associated with incontinence. Conclusions: BBD is common in 8–10-year-old children with cerebral palsy at all levels of functioning. Most having both lower urinary tract symptoms and bowel problems.
KW - Bladder dysfunction
KW - bowel dysfunction
KW - cerebral palsy
KW - prevalence
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U2 - 10.1080/17518423.2023.2193268
DO - 10.1080/17518423.2023.2193268
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C2 - 36943141
AN - SCOPUS:85150900413
SN - 1751-8423
VL - 26
SP - 155
EP - 162
JO - Developmental Neurorehabilitation
JF - Developmental Neurorehabilitation
IS - 3
ER -