Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50933#.VFCBJlfHRK0 Author(s) Jacob Melgaard , Nico J. M. Rijkhoff Affiliation(s) Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark . ABSTRACT In patients suffering from neurogenic detrusor overactivity, continence can be regained by conditional stimulation of the dorsal genital nerve (DGN); that is applying electrical stimulation to the DGN at the onset of an involuntary contraction. For this scheme to work, a sensor capable of reliably detecting the onset of bladder contractions is needed. This article reviews the methods proposed for or associated with detec...
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