Neurophysiology of the neurogenic lower urinary tract disorders

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1423-1437

  Podnar, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Lower urinary tract; Motor evoked potentials; Neurogenic bladder; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Sympathetic skin response; Voiding

Indexed keywords

BLADDER SPHINCTER; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARKINSONISM; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; REVIEW; SACRUM; SPHINCTER; STROKE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC;

EID: 34249662122     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.01.022     Document Type: Review

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