Urinary and faecal incontinence and dementia

Continence is a basic function that should be maintained in healthy elderly people, regardless of age. Loss of continence should be interpreted as a dysfunction of either the lower urinary tract or bowel, or of some other system that participates in the maintenance of continence, especially the nerv...

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Published in:Reviews in clinical gerontology 2004-05, Vol.14 (2), p.129-136
Main Author: Bravo, Carlos Verdejo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dementia
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Summary:Continence is a basic function that should be maintained in healthy elderly people, regardless of age. Loss of continence should be interpreted as a dysfunction of either the lower urinary tract or bowel, or of some other system that participates in the maintenance of continence, especially the nervous system.
ISSN:0959-2598
1469-9036
DOI:10.1017/S0959259804001388