Nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity (NPTR) findings in spinal cord injured men with erectile dysfunction

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 433-440

  Schmid, D M ^a,b   Hauri, D ^b   Schurch, B ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Erectile dysfunction; Neuronal erectile control; Nocturnal penile tumescence; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PENIS NOCTURNAL TUMESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URODYNAMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPROSTADIL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URODYNAMICS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 4844220353     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901188     Document Type: Article

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