[Characteristics of erectile dysfunction in old males with lacunar infarction].
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.
Tang
Bing
B
Department of Geriatric Neurology, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Command, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China. tb6759@sina.com
Zhou
Guo-qing
GQ
Zhao
Wen-xin
WX
Ren
Su-hong
SH
Li
Hua
H
Duan
Li-hui
LH
Li
Min
M
Sun
Fang
F
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