Study progress of diagnosis of overactive bladder in children / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Overactive bladder(OAB) is a clinical syndrome which mainly defined by urinary urgency,and it is mainly diagnosed by clinical manifestations.The pathophysiological mechanisms include detrusor overactive,urethral instability and other neurological or psychiatric factors.Obviously,the dysfunction of detrusor and urethral sphincter can not be diagnosed accurately that consequently affects the treatment significantly by clinical symptoms.Recently,the urodynamic evaluation is recommended for more precise diagnose of OAB.In addition,it has been reported that urinary nerve growth factor and autonomic nervous system function could be used to diagnose OAB in children.The updated techniques diagnosis of OAB in children are summarized in this review.