Postpartum lumbosacral plexopathy limited to autonomic and perineal manifestations: Clinical and electrophysiological study of 19 patients

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 771-773

  Ismael, Samer Sheikh ^a   Amarenco, Gerard ^a   Bayle, Béatrice ^a   Kerdraon, Jacques ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

^b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (France)

Author keywords

Electrophysiological investigations; Lumbosacral plexopathy; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANORGASMIA; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTOMETRY; DYSURIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MULTIPARA; MUSCLE DENERVATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; PUERPERIUM; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA PRESSURE; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; URODYNAMICS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; PERINEUM; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034067712     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.6.771     Document Type: Article

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