Publications by authors named "O I Schryvers"
Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy, reliability, safety, and efficacy of the Codman Model 3000 Constant Flow Implantable Infusion Pump for intrathecal baclofen delivery as a therapeutic option for the treatment of severe spasticity. The distinctive features of this pump include a raised, easily palpable septum, a safety valve protecting the bolus pathway, no programmer needed, and no battery to fail.
Design: A total of 17 patients with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, or cerebral palsy were implanted with this pump.
Objective: To compare tolterodine with oxybutynin and placebo in people with neurogenic detrusor overactivity.
Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blind, crossover trial plus open-label comparative stage.
Participants: Ten participants with neurogenic detrusor overactivity due to spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis who used intermittent catheterization.
Background: Sildenafil is efficacious for erectile dysfunction in men with spinal cord injury (SCI), but can induce hypotension in neurologically intact people. Those with SCI at or above the sixth thoracic level (T6) often have pre-existing hypotension, yet the cardiovascular response to sildenafil has not been studied in this group.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of sildenafil on the cardiovascular response in men with complete SCI at or above T6.
Objective: To review the outcomes of surgical management of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with severe pressure ulcers and to examine likely risk factors for recurrence of pressure ulcers.
Design: A retrospective medical record review.
Setting: An SCI unit in a tertiary care facility.
This article reviews the medical management of the neurogenic bladder and bowel. The drugs discussed specifically affect detrusor instability, detrusor weakness, high urethral pressure, low urethral closure pressure, inflammatory cystitis, and chronic constipation.
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