Clinical and neurophysiologic testing of the penilo-cavernosus reflex

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 399-402

  Podnar, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bulbocavernosus reflex; Cauda equine; Clinical neurophysiology; Conus medullaris; Men; Sacral reflex; Uro neurology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BULBOCAVERNOSUS MUSCLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONUS MEDULLARIS; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PENILE CAVERNOSUS REFLEX; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REFLEX; REFLEX DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; CAUDA EQUINA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PENIS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFLEX; SENSATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 47249134677     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20520     Document Type: Article

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