The strength duration test: A novel tool in the identification of occult neuropathy in women with pelvic floor dysfunction

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 442-445

  Telford, K J ^a   Faulkner, G ^a   Hosker, G L ^b   Kiff, E S ^a   Hill, James ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anus; Faecal incontinence; Neurophysiology; Physiopathology; Pudendal neuropathy; Strength duration test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PELVIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; AREA UNDER CURVE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIC FLOOR; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTION TIME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 8844286088     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2004.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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