ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To review the role of cerebellum on the lower urinary tract dynamics. METHODS: Anatomic-functional methodology including structural, functional and neurotransmitters study. RESULTS: We describe the complex connections of the cerebellum and its influence on the lower urinary tract function. CONCLUSIONS: It is surprising the functional relationship between cerebellum and lower urinary tract, playing a inhibitory modulating role during the filling phase and facilitating the voiding phase.
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Cerebellum/physiology , Urinary Bladder/physiology , Urination/physiology , Urodynamics/physiology , Afferent Pathways/physiology , Brain Stem/physiology , Cerebellar Cortex/ultrastructure , Cerebellar Nuclei/physiology , Cerebellum/ultrastructure , Efferent Pathways/physiology , Humans , Muscle Contraction/physiology , Neurotransmitter Agents/physiology , Purkinje Cells/physiology , Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic/physiopathologyABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: Revisar el papel del cerebeloen la dinámica del tracto urinario inferior. MÉTODO: Metodología anatomofuncional que incluyeestudio estructural, funcional y de neurotransmisores. RESULTADOS: Se describen las complejas conexionesdel cerebelo y su influencia sobre la función del tractourinario inferior. CONCLUSIONES: Es sorprendente la interrelación funcionalentre cerebelo y tracto urinario inferior, ejerciendoun papel modulador inhibitorio durante la fase dellenado y facilitador durante la fase de vaciado (AU)
OBJECTIVES: To review the role of cerebellum on the lower urinary tract dynamics. METHODS: Anatomic-functional methodology including structural, functional and neurotransmitters study. RESULTS: We describe the complex connections of the cerebellum and its influence on the lower urinary tract function. CONCLUSIONS: It is surprising the functional relationship between cerebellum and lower urinary tract, playing a inhibitory modulating role during the filling phase and facilitating the voiding phase (AU)
