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dyssynergia

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dyssynergia /dys·syn·er·gia/ (dis?sin-er´je-ah) muscular incoordination.
dyssynergia cerebella´ris myoclo´nica  dyssynergia cerebellaris progressiva associated with myoclonus epilepsy.
dyssynergia cerebella´ris progressi´va  a condition marked by generalized intention tremors associated with disturbance of muscle tone and of muscular coordination; due to disorder of cerebellar function.
detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia  contraction of the urethral sphincter muscle at the same time the detrusor muscle of the bladder is contracting, resulting in obstruction of normal urinary outflow; it may accompany detrusor hyperreflexia or instability.

dys·syn·er·gia (dss-nûrj)
n.
See ataxia.

dyssynergia
muscular incoordination.

detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia
see detrusor-urethral dyssynergia (below).
detrusor-urethral dyssynergia
a disorder of micturition caused by a lack of coordination between contraction of the detrusor muscle and relaxation of the urethra.

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12) Electrogalvanic stimulation also has been reported to be effective for the management of pelvic-floor dyssynergia by increasing rectal sensory function and improving the number of bowel movements each week.
Joy and Johnston (2001) suggest that 90% of people with MS experience bladder dysfunction at some point; detrusor hyperreflexia, detrusor sphincter dyssynergia, and detrusor areflexia are the three most common types.
Urodynamics were performed showing he had unstable detrusor contractions with very high bladder pressures and detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia (when he is trying to void the bladder neck mechanism fails to relax).
 
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