Pudendal somatosensory evoked potentials in normal women

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 815-821

  Cavalcanti, Geraldo A ^a   Bruschini, Homero ^a,b   Manzano, Gilberto M ^a   Nunes, Karlo F ^a   Giuliano, Lydia M ^a   Nobrega, Joao A ^a   Srougi, Miguel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Rua Barata Ribeiro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electrodiagnosis; Evoked potentials; Neurophysiology; Pelvic floor

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849106136     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382007000600010     Document Type: Article

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