What is it?

Atonic bladder refers to a condition in which the bladder muscles do not fully contract. In this disorder, a signal is sent to the brain when the bladder is full, but the muscles won’t contract, causing difficulty to urinate. Then, urine builds up in the bladder and may cause overflow incontinence, meaning the urine keeps leaking. Causes for atonic bladder include neurological conditions such as spina bifida, diabetec neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, and other causes such as an injury to the spinal cord or the bladder wall, and obstruction of the bladder. Atonic bladder complications include bladder and kidney infections, kidney damage and failure.