Electrodiagnostic functional sensory evaluation of patients with generalized vulvodynia: A pilot study

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-224

  Murina, Filippo ^a   Bianco, Vanda ^a   Radici, Gianluigi ^a   Felice, Raffaele ^a   Signaroldi, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

current perception threshold; sensory nerve conduction threshold; vestibulodynia; vulvar vestibulitis; vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRENT PERCEPTION THRESHOLD; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERINEUM; PUDENDAL NERVE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; VULVODYNIA; EVALUATION STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; SENSATION DISORDERS;

ADULT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SENSATION DISORDERS; VULVODYNIA;

EID: 77954915027     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e3181e07545     Document Type: Article

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