Protocol for clinical neurophysiologic examination of the pelvic floor

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 669-682

  Podnar, Simon ^a   Vodušek, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

External anal sphincter muscle; Interference pattern; Motor unit potentials; Needle electromyography

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANUS SPHINCTER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DENERVATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR UNIT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; REINNERVATION; REVIEW; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIC FLOOR;

EID: 0034773234     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.1018     Document Type: Review

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