title: The role of clinical neurophysiology in urogynecology.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Clinical neurophysiological methods remain interesting research tools in urogynecology; their diagnostic role in the individual "pelvic floor" patient is, however, minor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The methods are diagnostically useful particularly in patients suspected to have a lesion involving the sphincters or the peripheral sacral nervous system, the diagnosis of which will influence management decisions or have prognostic or medicolegal relevance. Most helpful tests are the concentric needle EMG and bulbocavernosus reflex testing.
authors: Division of Neurology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana and University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 2, Ljubljana, Slovenia. david.vodusek@kclj.si
authors: David B
authors: DB
authors: Vodušek
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009482:Neurophysiology / Q000379:methods*; D059952:Pelvic Floor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal; D020196:Trauma, Nervous System / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D014572:Urology / Q000379:methods*