Search for dissertations about: "lower urinary tract symptom"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words lower urinary tract symptom.

2. 1. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Stroke Patients

   Author : Sigrid Tibaek; Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabilitering; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Stroke : Urinary incontinence: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms;

   Abstract : The overall aims of this thesis were to investigate the prevalence, severity and bother of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in a clinical sample of stroke patients and to evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in women with urinary incontinence after ischemic stroke. The thesis consisted of 6 articles based on 4 studies and a review. READ MORE

4. 2. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Swedish Male Population : Prevalence, Distress and Quality of Life

   Author : Gabriella Engström; Jerzy Leppert; Marie-Louise Walker-Engström; Lars Henningsohn; Ralph Peeker; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Public health; men; population-based study; prevalence; urinary symptom; health care consultation; DAN-PSS; distress; LUTS; postal questionnaire; health; sadness; happiness; SF-36; Quality of Life; Folkhälsomedicin;

   Abstract : The aim the thesis was to investigate, the prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS). Moreover, we examine symptom severity and different levels of distress and describe how different symptoms from the lower urinary tract affect the self-assessed health, sadness, happiness and the quality of life in men. READ MORE

5. 3. Nitric oxide : a marker for inflammation in the lower urinary tract

   Author : Abolfazl Hosseini; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The main aim of this work is to investigate the role of Nitric oxide (NO) as a diagnostic marker for inflammation in the lower urinary tract. NO exerts multiple modulating effects on inflammation and plays a key role in the regulation of immune responses. NO is formed enzymatically in vivo from Larginine by several NO synthases (NOS). READ MORE

6. 4. The role of P fimbriae for Escherichia coli establishment and mucosal inflammation in the human urinary tract

   Author : Björn Wullt; immunologi och glykobiologi - MIG Avdelningen för mikrobiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; bacteriology; Microbiology; asymptomatic bacteriuria; urinary tract infections; deliberate colonization; E. coli 83972; P-fimbriae; Mucosal host response; IL-6; IL-8; neutrophils; regulation.; GFP; virology; mycology; Mikrobiologi; bakteriologi; virologi; mykologi;

   Abstract : Bacterial adhesion to the bladder mucosa is a critical step for the establishment of Escherichia coli bacteriuria. The P-fimbriae, encoded by the pap gene cluster, are considered as virulence factors but the mechanisms have been debated. This study defined the roles for P fimbriation during the early colonization of the human urinary tract. READ MORE

7. 5. Studies on inhibitory modulation of urinary tract motility

   Author : Na Guan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Overactive Bladder (OAB) is a symptom syndrome characterized by urgency and frequency, with or without urge incontinence. Research concerning the mechanisms underlying OAB and finding new inhibitory factor(s) is intensive. READ MORE