Neurophysiologic studies of the sacral reflex in women with "non-neurogenic" sacral dysfunction

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1603-1608

  Podnar, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

incontinence; neurophysiology; uro neurology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLITORIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; CLITORIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PUDENDAL NERVE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SLOVENIA; TIME FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 80054810090     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.21076     Document Type: Article

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