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Bulbocavernosus reflex

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126:. 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 144:
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
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Index

Bulbospongiosus reflex
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

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