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DEFINITION:

atonic neurogenic bladder

Neurogenic bladder due to destruction of the sensory nerve fibers from the bladder to the spinal cord, marked by absence of control of bladder functions and of desire to urinate, bladder overdistention, and an abnormal amount of residual urine; it is most often associated with tabes dorsalis ("tabetic bladder") or pernicious anemia, and less often with other diseases. Called also "atonic bladder," "paralytic bladder," and "sensory paralytic bladder."