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Bulbocavernosus reflex

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115:. The absence of the reflex in a person with acute paralysis from trauma indicates spinal shock whereas the presence of the reflex would indicate spinal cord severance. Typically this is one of the first reflexes to return after spinal shock. Lack of motor and sensory function after the reflex has returned indicates complete SCI. Absence of this reflex in instances where spinal shock is not suspected could indicate a lesion or injury of the 133:
The bulbocavernosus reflex has been found to be delayed or absent at a higher rate than the general population in diabetic men with complaints of erectile impotence.
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Sarica Y, Karacan I (July 1987). "Bulbocavernosus reflex to somatic and visceral nerve stimulation in normal subjects and in diabetics with erectile impotence".
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Vodušek DB, Deletis V (2002). "Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring of the Sacral Nervous System".
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There is an association between hyperexcitable bulbocavernosus reflex resulting from stimulation of the
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neurophysiology monitoring to verify the function of sensory and motor sacral roots as well as the
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Jiang XZ, Zhou CK, Guo LH, Chen J, Wang HQ, Zhang DQ, et al. (December 2009). "".
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and recording from the anal sphincter. This testing modality is used in
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Neurophysiology in Neurosurgery, A Modern Intraoperative Approach
8: 107:The reflex is spinal mediated and involves 43:and gaining information about the state of 71:contraction in response to squeezing the 142: 7: 14: 160:10.1016/B978-012209036-3/50011-1 32:(BSR) or "Osinski reflex" is a 79:, or tugging on an indwelling 39:that is useful in testing for 1: 232:10.1016/S0022-5347(17)42987-9 130:and premature ejaculation. 63:The test involves monitoring 276: 18:Reflex of the human body 69:external anal sphincter 220:The Journal of Urology 193:Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 23:bulbocavernosus reflex 51:is an older term for 45:spinal cord injuries 199:(46): 3249–3252. 128:prostatic urethra 267: 244: 243: 215: 209: 208: 188: 182: 181: 147: 117:conus medullaris 97:conus medullaris 275: 274: 270: 269: 268: 266: 265: 264: 250: 249: 248: 247: 217: 216: 212: 190: 189: 185: 170: 149: 148: 144: 139: 105: 61: 53:bulbospongiosus 49:Bulbocavernosus 28:bulbospongiosus 19: 12: 11: 5: 273: 271: 263: 262: 252: 251: 246: 245: 210: 195:(in Chinese). 183: 168: 141: 140: 138: 135: 104: 101: 93:intraoperative 81:Foley catheter 60: 57: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 272: 261: 258: 257: 255: 241: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 214: 211: 206: 202: 198: 194: 187: 184: 179: 175: 171: 169:9780122090363 165: 161: 157: 153: 146: 143: 136: 134: 131: 129: 124: 122: 118: 114: 110: 102: 100: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 58: 56: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 35: 31: 29: 24: 16: 226:(1): 55–58. 223: 219: 213: 196: 192: 186: 151: 145: 132: 125: 121:sacral nerve 106: 62: 52: 48: 41:spinal shock 34:polysynaptic 26: 22: 20: 15: 154:: 153–165. 73:glans penis 137:References 59:Procedure 47:(SCI). 260:Reflexes 254:Category 205:20193361 178:78605592 77:clitoris 65:internal 240:3599220 123:roots. 25:(BCR), 238:  203:  176:  166:  103:Trauma 37:reflex 30:reflex 174:S2CID 89:vulva 85:penis 236:PMID 201:PMID 164:ISBN 21:The 228:doi 224:138 156:doi 119:or 87:or 75:or 256:: 234:. 222:. 197:89 172:. 162:. 113:S4 109:S2 99:. 242:. 230:: 207:. 180:. 158:: 111:– 67:/

Index

bulbospongiosus
polysynaptic
reflex
spinal shock
spinal cord injuries
internal
external anal sphincter
glans penis
clitoris
Foley catheter
penis
vulva
intraoperative
conus medullaris
S2
S4
conus medullaris
sacral nerve
prostatic urethra
doi
10.1016/B978-012209036-3/50011-1
ISBN
9780122090363
S2CID
78605592
PMID
20193361
doi
10.1016/S0022-5347(17)42987-9
PMID

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