Positive Bladder Cooling Test in Neurologically Normal Young Children

No AccessJournal of Urology1 Feb 1994Positive Bladder Cooling Test in Neurologically Normal Young Children G. Geirsson, S. Lindström, M. Fall, G. Gladh, G. Hermansson, and K. Hjälmås G. GeirssonG. Geirsson , S. LindströmS. Lindström , M. FallM. Fall , G. GladhG. Gladh , G. HermanssonG. Hermansson , and K. HjälmåsK. Hjälmås View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(17)34984-4AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail The bladder cooling test, which consists of rapid infusion of 0 to 8C saline into the bladder with simultaneous pressure measurement, was performed in 50 neurologically intact infants and children 6 months to 13 years old. The patients were referred for urodynamic investigation because of various disorders of the lower urinary tract. A positive bladder cooling test was defined as a sustained reflex detrusor contraction of about the same magnitude as the micturition contraction. The test was positive during the first 4 years of life but typically negative in children older than 5 years. These findings indicate that a positive bladder cooling test is an infant reflex response that, with the maturation of the central nervous system, becomes suppressed by descending signals from higher centers. © 1994 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByKozomara M, Mehnert U, Seifert B and Kessler T (2018) Is Detrusor Contraction during Rapid Bladder Filling Caused by Cold or Warm Water? A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind TrialJournal of Urology, VOL. 199, NO. 1, (223-228), Online publication date: 1-Jan-2018.Al-Hayek S and Abrams P (2018) The 50-Year History of the Ice Water Test in UrologyJournal of Urology, VOL. 183, NO. 5, (1686-1692), Online publication date: 1-May-2010.GLADH G, MATTSSON S and LINDSTRÖM S (2018) OUTCOME OF THE BLADDER COOLING TEST IN CHILDREN WITH NONNEUROGENIC BLADDER PROBLEMSJournal of Urology, VOL. 172, NO. 3, (1095-1098), Online publication date: 1-Sep-2004.CHIN-PEUCKERT L, RENNICK J, JEDNAK R, CAPOLICCHIO J and SALLE J (2018) SHOULD WARM INFUSION SOLUTION BE USED FOR URODYNAMIC STUDIES IN CHILDREN? A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDYJournal of Urology, VOL. 172, NO. 4 Part 2, (1657-1661), Online publication date: 1-Oct-2004.GLADH G and LINDSTROM S (2018) OUTCOME OF THE BLADDER COOLING TEST IN CHILDREN WITH NEUROGENIC BLADDER DYSFUNCTIONJournal of Urology, VOL. 161, NO. 1, (254-258), Online publication date: 1-Jan-1999.GEIRSSON G, LINDSTRÖM S and FALL M (2018) THE BLADDER COOLING REFLEX AND THE USE OF COOLING AS STIMULUS TO THE LOWER URINARY TRACTJournal of Urology, VOL. 162, NO. 6, (1890-1896), Online publication date: 1-Dec-1999.CHAI T, GRAY M and STEERS W (2018) THE INCIDENCE OF A POSITIVE ICE WATER TEST IN BLADDER OUTLET OBSTRUCTED PATIENTS: EVIDENCE FOR BLADDER NEURAL PLASTICITYJournal of Urology, VOL. 160, NO. 1, (34-38), Online publication date: 1-Jul-1998. Volume 151Issue 2February 1994Page: 446-448 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 1994 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.KeywordsurodynamicsbladderpediatricsMetricsAuthor Information G. Geirsson More articles by this author S. Lindström More articles by this author M. Fall More articles by this author G. Gladh More articles by this author G. Hermansson More articles by this author K. Hjälmås More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Loading ...