Abnormalities in Central and Peripheral Nerve Conduction in Patients with Anorectal Incontinence
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- 1 April 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Vol. 78 (4) , 294-300
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014107688507800405
Abstract
Thirty women with idiopathic anorectal incontinence were investigated by nerve conduction studies. Twenty-two (73%) patients had abnormal nerve conduction studies. In 7 (23%) of these patients there was conduction delay in the cauda equina between L1 and L4 vertebral levels but in the remainder the distal innervation of the pelvic sphincters was abnormal.Keywords
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