Emerging Neural Stimulation Technologies for Bladder Dysfunctions.
- Author:
Jee Woong LEE
1
;
Daejeong KIM
;
Sangjin YOO
;
Hyungsup LEE
;
Gu Haeng LEE
;
Yoonkey NAM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Urinary Bladder; Microelectrodes; Electric stimulation
- MeSH: Electric Stimulation; Microelectrodes; Ultrasonography; Urinary Bladder*
- From:International Neurourology Journal 2015;19(1):3-11
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: In the neural engineering field, physiological dysfunctions are approached by identifying the target nerves and providing artificial stimulation to restore the function. Neural stimulation and recording technologies play a central role in this approach, and various engineering devices and stimulation techniques have become available to the medical community. For bladder control problems, electrical stimulation has been used as one of the treatments, while only a few emerging neurotechnologies have been used to tackle these problems. In this review, we introduce some recent developments in neural stimulation technologies including microelectrode array, closed-loop neural stimulation, optical stimulation, and ultrasound stimulation.
