Pelvic Floor Electrophysiology in Spinal Cord Injury

Pelvic floor electrophysiological tests, including electromyography (EMG) of external anal sphincter (EAS) muscle, sacral reflex examinations, bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR), pudendus electroneuronography and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs), have proved useful in the evaluation of sacral lower motor neuron lesions (Ertekin and Reel, 1976; Podnar, 2014; Podnar, 2007b; Ertekin et al., 1985; Sander et al., 1999). However, the use of electrophysiological tests has not been sufficiently investigated in patients with upper motor neuron (UMN) disorders.

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - January 23, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Authors: H. Tankisi, K. Pugdahl, M.M. Rasmussen, D. Clemmensen, Y.F. Rawashdeh, P. Christensen, K. Krogh, A. Fuglsang-Frederiksen Source Type: research