Urinary incontinence in patients with cerebral infarction usually means that the patient has impaired consciousness and is in the recovery or sequela phase.
Urinary incontinence in patients with cerebral infarction is associated with impaired consciousness. When the patient has a large cerebral infarction or brainstem infarction, combined with consciousness disorder, the brain center can not be awakened by the urge to urinate, resulting in urinary incontinence. When the consciousness turns awake, the urinary function can usually be restored on its own.
On the other hand, it is common in patients in the recovery or sequela period, especially those with cerebrovascular dementia. Bilateral corticospinal tracts have an inhibitory effect on the sacral medullary urinary center, when the conduction tracts are damaged, weakening the inhibitory impulse of the upper center to the lower, causing the lower center of the bladder to reflexively stimulate, and clinically often take urinary frequency, urinary urgency, urinary incontinence as the main manifestation.
Urinary incontinence in patients with cerebral infarction usually suggests that the condition is more serious, in addition to following the doctor’s instructions for reasonable treatment, family members also need to pay attention to the patient’s daily care, and change the clothing and bedding in a timely manner.