Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating degenerative neurological disease that has among its sequelae significant urological pathology. Sexual and bladder dysfunction are the most common. Both of these sequelae can have a major effect on a patient's ability to function emotionally and socially. We shall review the pathogenesis of bladder and sexual dysfunction in the MS patient and discuss available diagnostic and treatment modalities.
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