What is neurogenic bladder?

Also known as: neurogenic bladder dysfunction.

Neurogenic bladder means the bladder of a baby/child doesn't empty properly because of problems with the brain, spinal cord or nerves that control bladder function, essentially paralyzing it.


Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP

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