ArticleInternational journal of MS care
Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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A Multicentre Observational Study for the Evaluation in Clinical Practice of the Initial Diagnostic-therapeutic Path of Urinary Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis
Onset of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
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Electrical Versus Manual Stimulation of Acupuncture Points in Female Patients With Multiple Sclerosis and Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction - A Pragmatic, Exploratory, Three-Arm, Randomized Controlled Trial Using a Mixed Methods Approach
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of stress urinary incontinence and urge urinary incontinence in multiples sclerosis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024Pooled it
- Management of bladder dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies regarding bladder rehabilitation.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Pelvic Floor Knowledge, Toileting Behaviors, and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Women with Multiple Sclerosis.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Pelvic Floor Knowledge, Toileting Behaviors, and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Women with Multiple Sclerosis.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Documented Infections by Provider Specialty in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Receiving Disease-Modifying Therapies: A Claims Database Analysis.Advances in therapy · 2026Article
- Neurogenic Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions Across Neurological Disorders: Mechanisms, Phenotypes, and Precision Rehabilitation Pathways-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Aging with multiple sclerosis and associated prevalence, incidence, comorbidities and healthcare utilization patterns in a population based study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Clinical, Cognitive and Demographic Determinants of Work Participation in Multiple Sclerosis: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Association between lower urinary tract symptoms on quality of life in women with multiple sclerosis: The mediating role of loneliness.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Article
- Wnt11 mediates fibroblast-smooth muscle cell interaction to promote neurogenic bladder fibrosis in rats.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Real-world data on the prevalence and therapy of symptomatic bladder dysfunction in people with multiple sclerosis.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2026Article
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Male Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Prevalence and Associations With Quality of Life, Depression, and Anxiety.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2025Article
- Medication Use in Multiple Sclerosis: A Population-Based Comparison With the General Danish Population.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2025Article
- Frailty and urinary symptoms share pathophysiological mechanisms involved in disease progression in people with multiple sclerosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the core lower urinary tract symptom score in multiple sclerosis.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2025Observational
- Advancing Bladder Health Diagnostics: The Potential of Optical Techniques for Noninvasive Assessment of Lower Urinary Tract Disorders.International neurourology journal · 2025Article
- Analysis of the onset of lower urinary tract symptoms in multiple scleroris patients.World journal of urology · 2025Observational
- The Impact of Urodynamic Findings on Fatigue and Depression in People with Multiple Sclerosis.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Pediatric Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnostic and Management Concerns.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Prevalence and Impact of Urinary Incontinence on Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Taif City, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundNo published study, to our knowledge, has systematically reviewed the prevalence estimates of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) and LUTS types in the general multiple sclerosis (MS) population. Therefore, a systematic review and a meta-analysis were conducted to determine the totality of literature investigating the prevalence of LUTSs and LUTS types in the general MS population according to International Continence Society definitions.
methodsVarious electronic databases were searched between January 4, 2018, and February 12, 2018. This review included observational studies involving adults (18 years or older) with a confirmed diagnosis of MS recruited from the general MS population using self-report and/or objective outcome measures for LUTSs.
resultsTwelve studies were included in the meta-analysis. The results showed that LUTSs were prevalent in people with MS, with a pooled prevalence of 68.41% using self-report and 63.95% using the objective measure of urodynamics. When considering LUTS types, urinary frequency was the predominant symptom, with a pooled prevalence estimate of 73.45%, followed by urgency assessed using self-report measures at 63.87%. Detrusor overactivity was found to be the most prevalent urodynamic symptom, with a pooled prevalence estimate of 42.9%, followed by detrusor sphincter dyssynergia at 35.44%.
conclusionsThis systematic review revealed that LUTSs are highly prevalent in MS. There is a need for improvement in the conduct and reporting of prevalence studies of LUTSs in MS and for the use of validated self-report outcome measures to enable pooling of data in the future.
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