Abstract
Three cases of acute urinary retention without local urological causes are described. A diagnosis of sacral myeloradiculitis of viral origin appeared more likely than a first episode of multiple sclerosis. The literature is reviewed and a protocol for the investigation of such patients is suggested.
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