Vanneste J A, Karthaus P P, Davies G
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1980 Oct;43(10):954-6. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.43.10.954.
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.