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Post-micturition convulsion syndrome

11/21/2002

Question:

What causes a person to shiver uncontrollably following urination (i.e., "piss shiver" -aka- "post-micturition convulsion syndrome")?

Please help

Answer:

Don`t know. It may be asociated with an infection in the urine, and one should be evaluated by having a urinalysis.

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Response by:

Case Western Reserve University Martin I Resnick, MD
Formerly
Department of Urology
University Hospitals
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Martin I Resnick, MD