title: Evoked potentials in urology: a method to make an exact diagnosis?
abstract: Due to the complex innervation of the lower urinary tract, many neurological diseases will lead to disturbances in the function of the lower urinary tract. The usual urodynamic procedures leave a group of patients where definitive diagnosis is impossible. Fifty-three patients were evaluated with evoked potentials of the bulbocavernosus reflex at the Urological Laboratory, Herlev Hospital. In 5 cases (2 with operative sequelae after prolapsed intervertebral discs, 1 with tethered cord syndrome and 2 with early multiple sclerosis) the examination gave a definitive diagnosis. The cases are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Overgaard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vedel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nordling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014563:Urodynamics