**4.2.1 Urge incontinence**

Urge incontinence: this is the most common type of established incontinence in the older population. Usually underlies detrusor hyperactivity in relationship with several neurological diseases (brain ischemia, dementias, Parkinson's disease). Clinically, this type of UI presents as urgency, frequency and nocturia, and it has a higher impact on quality of life due to the bothersome and the severity of the symptoms.
