The role of dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system in idiopathic overactive urinary bladder in women

: A complex urological and neurological examination of female patients with idiopathic overactive bladder (IOAB) has detected clinical signs and neurophysiological correlates of vegetative dysfunction in the form of disturbed sympatho-parasympathic interrelations, failure of segmental and compensatory enhancement of suprasegmental mechanisms of regulation of lower urinary tract activity. The treatment with selective inhibitors of serotonin re-entry reduced severity ofpsychovegetative syndrome and symptoms of the lower urinary tract. This confirms an essential role of the autonomic nervous system in pathogenetic mechanisms of IOAB development and gives grounds for recommending selective inhibitors of serotonin re-entry for combined treatment of IOAB patients.