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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Assessment of lower urinary tract dysfunction in women with multiple sclerosis

Luzanova EI1, Karpova MI1, Abramovskikh OS1, Chetvernina EA1, Kupriyanov SV1,2, Zotova MA1, Bershadskiy AV3
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1 South Ural State Medical University, Chelyabinsk, Russia

2 National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia

3 Medical Rehabilitation Center, Clinical Institute of Brain LLC, Berezovsky, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Ekaterina I. Luzanova
Vorovsky, 64, Chelyabinsk, 454092, Russia; ur.xednay@avokihcortse

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Funding: the study was conducted as part of the RSF project No. 23-25-10076.

Author contribution: Luzanova EI — clinical assessment, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript writing; Karpova MI, Abramovskikh OS — study design and supervision, approval of the final version of the manuscript; Chetvernina EA, Zotova MA — laboratory tests; Kupriyanov SV — statistical analysis; Bershadskiy AV — data interpretation.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the South Ural State Medical University (protocol No. 8 dated 15 September 2023). All subjects submitted the informed consent to enrollment.

Received: 2024-10-21 Accepted: 2024-11-21 Published online: 2024-12-12
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Fig. 1. Frequency of storage phase symptoms in women with remittent MS based on the Pelvic Organ Function Questionnaire
Fig. 2. Frequency of voiding symptoms in women with relapsing-remitting MS based on the Pelvic Organ Function Questionnaire
Fig. 3. Frequency of satisfaction with bladder functioning (QOL index) based on the Pelvic Organ Function Questionnaire. * — p < 0.05, χ2 test
Table. Bladder disorder severity in women with remittent MS based on the Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score (NBSS)