Sympathetic skin responses and psychogenic erections in spinal cord injured men

Spinal Cord

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-131

  Courtois, F J ^a,c   Gonnaud, P M ^b   Charvier, K F ^b   Leriche, A ^b   Raymond, D P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^c Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Paraplegia; Penile erection; Spinal cord injury; Sympathetic skin responses (SSR)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOOT; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SKIN POTENTIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0031984660     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100584     Document Type: Article

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