DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Functional testing of the somatic penile innervation (dorsal penile and pudendal nerve) by electrostimulation at the penile shaft and laterally separated electrode conduction in the bulbo- and ischiocavernosi muscles with measurement of the BCR latency time; by simultaneous conduction of somatosensory evoked cortical potentials a differentiation between peripheral and central lesions is possible.
Clinical pictureThis section has been translated automatically.
Important neurological examination method in the clarification of impotentia coeundi (erectile dysfunction), especially in cases of disseminated encephalomyelitis, diabetes mellitus, alcohol abuse and after trauma.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Porst H (1987) Erectile impotence. Enke publishing house Stuttgart, S. 62-68
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer