Bulbocavernosus reflex studies and autonomic testing in the diagnosis of erectile dysfunction

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-13

  Bird, Shawn J ^a   Hanno, Philip M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic testing; Bulbocavernosus reflex; Erectile dysfunction; Diabetic neuropathy; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERPNEA; IMPOTENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PENIS ERECTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SKIN STIMULATION; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PENIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFLEX;

EID: 0032554034     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(97)00169-X     Document Type: Article

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