Neurophysiologic studies of the penilo-cavernosus reflex: Normative data

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 864-869

  Podnar, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bulbocavernosus reflex; Clinical neurophysiology; Men; Sacral reflex; Uro neurology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARAMETRIC TEST; PENIS; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFLEX; SPHINCTER; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PENIS; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX;

EID: 35148877869     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20411     Document Type: Article

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