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Urology
Children with SNI are at increased risk for, and commonly experience, altered bladder function because the impaired central nervous system disrupts communication between the brain and bladder muscles. A child may experience incontinence, which is an inability to control the release of urine from the bladder. The impaired nervous system may also cause children with SNI to retain or not completely empty urine from the bladder. This problem may put them at greater risk for urinary tract infections, bladder infections, and/or kidney stones.
Your Team:
An interdisciplinary specialist who helps manage the medical, social and emotional challenges of complex and/or long-term care.
A doctor who diagnoses, treats, and manages kidney problems.
A specialist whose aim is to improve the quality of life of their patients over the course of their illness regardless of stage, by relieving pain and other symptoms of that illness.
A pharmacist who ensures safe and effective drug use and optimal medication therapy in children up to 18 years of age.
A medical professional who practices general medicine.
A medical specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary system and functions.
Your child’s primary physician will help assess for bladder infections or kidney stones. A urologist can assess bladder function. A nephrologist may be consulted for kidney issues. A pediatric pharmacist can screen for drug interactions and medication side effects. Complex care and palliative care clinicians can think through practical strategies if there are chronic problems with bladder function and risk for infections and kidney stones.