Dissociation Between Electrical and Mechanical Bulbocavernosus Reflexes

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 676-680

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

^a HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

Author keywords

Bulbocavernosus reflex; Mechanical stimulation; Neurogenic bladder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULBOCAVERNOSUS REFLEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLITORIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PENIS; PERINEUM; PUDENDAL NERVE; REFLEX;

CLITORIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PENIS; REFLEX; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0242662677     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10123     Document Type: Article

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