Role of clinical neurophysiological tests in evaluation of erectile dysfunction in people with spinal cord disorders

Neurology India

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-35

  Ashraf, V V ^a   Taly, Arun Kumar B ^a   Nair, K P Sivaraman ^b   Rao, Shivaji ^b   Sridhar, ^b  

^a MALABAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bulbocavernous reflex; Erectile dysfunction; Sensory evoked responses; Spinal cord injury; Sympathetic skin response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BULBOCAVERNOSUS REFLEX; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR TIBIAL SENSORY EVOKED POTENTIAL; PUDENDAL SENSORY EVOKED POTENTIAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYMPATHETIC SKIN RESPONSE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 17444383434     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.15048     Document Type: Review

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