Clinical uro-neurophysiological investigation in multiple sclerosis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 574-580

  Rodi, Z ^a   Vodusek D B ^a   Denislic M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

External anal sphincter electromyography; Multiple sclerosis; Pudendal nerve; Sacral nervous system; Sacral reflexes; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Tibial nerve; Urinary symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0029959254     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1996.tb00275.x     Document Type: Article

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