Patient's question:
Recently, I don't know why I can't sleep, which greatly affects my work efficiency. My friend recommended that I go to the neurology department for a check-up. Is there a connection between spinal cord injury and the bladder?Doctor's answer:
Based on the situation you described, this 24-year-old female patient is likely to have suffered severe violent trauma in her local area, resulting in spinal cord injury. This is because the spinal cord is also the central nervous system of the parasympathetic nervous system, which controls the activity and contraction of our bladder detrusor muscle and sphincter. If there is spinal cord injury, it may lead to neurogenic bladder or urinary retention. Early treatment is recommended, as spinal cord injury itself tends to recover very slowly.