spinal cord injury, cerebrovascular disease or prior pelvic surgery). The options for managing urge incontinence are summarized in Table 6. Lifestyle interventions such as a reduction in caffeine ...

found that projection neurons in the phox2a mutants maintained normal patterns of activity, and their anatomy and quantity was unaffected ... Similar principles might apply to circuits in the spinal ...

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All blood vessels are specifically structured to perform their function. For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope ...

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The term "alert and oriented" (AO) is a medical notation describing a person's level of consciousness and cognition (the ability to understand and learn through thought, experiences, and the senses).