title: [Characteristics of erectile dysfunction in old males with lacunar infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the characteristics of erectile dysfunction (ED) in old males with lacunar infarction.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 38 old patients ages from 60 to 70 years were involved. The questionnaire of international index of erectile function 5 (IIEF -5) was used to determine the status and severity of ED. According to the focus of infarction on MRI, the patients were divided into two groups, Group I with lacunar infarction and minor neurological deficits, and Group II with none. The total IIEF-5 scores were compared between the two groups and repeatedly evaluated six months after discharge.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to the total scores of IIEF-5, the prevalence of ED in Group II (95%) was higher, and the incidence of severe ED was significantly increased (60.0% vs. 44.4%, P < 0.05) as compared with Group II. In both the two groups, severe ED was more often seen in diabetic patients. At six months after discharge, the total scores of IIEF-5 were significantly increased (11.2 +/- 3.2 vs. 15.6 +/- 2.2, P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ED is significantly increased in old males with lacunar infarction, and it is more severe in diabetic patients. Post-stroke rehabilitation care helps to improve ED.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Neurology, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Command, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China. tb6759@sina.com
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Guo-qing
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Wen-xin
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Su-hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li-hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010410:Penile Erection; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires