The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 5 , Pages 1899-1905 , May 2010

Central Nervous System Findings on Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Before and After Treatment With Anticholinergic Medication

  • Michel A. Pontari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Urology, Temple University, 3401 North Broad St., Zone C, Suite 330, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140 (telephone: 215-707-2145; FAX: 215-707-4758
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Pfizer, Sanofi and Endo Pharmaceuticals.
    • ,
  • Feroze B. Mohamed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Steve Lebovitch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Shweta Moonat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Department of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Brett Lebed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Michael R. Ruggieri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Scott H. Faro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Received 10 September 2009

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 Study received institutional review board approval.

 Supported by an educational grant from Pfizer.

 Supplementary material for this article can be obtained at http://www.temple.edu/medicine/documents/tolterodine_frmi_tables.pdf.

PII: S0022-5347(10)00010-8

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.01.009

The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 5 , Pages 1899-1905 , May 2010

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