Neurogenic urinary retention

This review article on neurogenic urinary retention is divided into three main sections. The first covers the neuroanatomy of the bladder and urethral sphincters, developing the peripheral innervation as well as the spinal cord organization and the cortical and subcortical brain control of micturition. The second discusses the main central and peripheral neurological lesions and diseases causing urinary retention. The last section gives an updated view of the neurophysiological techniques which are now available to test the central and peripheral pathways controlling micturition.