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. 2018 Apr 21;10(4):169. doi: 10.3390/toxins10040169
Ach acetylcholine
BFLUTS Bristol female low urinary tract symptoms
BoNT botulinum toxin
BoNT A botulinum toxin type A
BoNT B botulinum toxin type B
CISC intermittent self-catheterization
DC detrusor compliance
EMG electromyography
EQ 5D a standardized instrument for use as a measure of health outcome
FSDS female sexual distress scale
IIQ Incontinence inventory questionnaire
IOB idiopathic overactive bladder
KHQ King’s Health Questionnaire
LC Light chain
MCBC maximal cystometric capacity
NGF nerves growth factor
NOB neurogenic overactive bladder
OB overactive bladder
PFM pelvic floor muscle
PGISC patient global impression of symptom control
PVR postvoiding residual volume
QoL quality of life
SNARE Soluble NSF(N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor) Attachment Protein) REceptor
SF12 physical and mental health summary scales
SNAP Synaptosomal-associated protein 25
TRPV transient receptor potential cation channels (“V” is for vanilloid type)
UDI urinary distress inventory
VAS visual analog scale
VAMP vesicle associated membrane protein