Central nervous system abnormalities in vaginismus

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-122

  Frasson, Emma ^a   Graziottin, Alessandra ^b   Priori, Alberto ^c   Dall'Ora, Elisa ^d   Didonè, Giuseppe ^a   Garbin, Emilio Luigi ^a   Vicentini, Silvana ^d   Bertolasi, Laura ^d  

^a Riva Ospedale   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bulbocavernosus reflex; EMG; Lifelong vaginismus; Pudendal SEPs; Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; VAGINISM; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PELVIC FLOOR; REFLEX; TIME FACTORS; VAGINISMUS;

EID: 58149269110     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.10.156     Document Type: Article

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