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Central motor conduction time to bulbocavernosus muscle: evaluation by magnetic brain stimulation and testing of bulbocavernosus reflex. 1990

D Dressler, and P W Schönle, and H Neubauer

Abteilung Klinische Neurophysiologie, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany.

Magnetic brain stimulation and bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR) testing were performed to evaluate the central motor conduction time (CMCT) to the bulbocavernosus muscle (BC). In six healthy subjects CMCT ranged from 13.81 ms to 16.9 ms with a mean value of 15.77 ms (SD 1.38 ms). This equals a central motor conduction velocity of about 40 m/s, which can only be realized in fast conducting pyramidal tract fibres. Testing of pyramidal tract function by BC-CMCT might improve the diagnosis of male sexual dysfunction.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008280	Magnetics	The study of MAGNETIC PHENOMENA.	Magnetic
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009043	Motor Activity	Body movements of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon.	Activities, Motor,Activity, Motor,Motor Activities
D009132	Muscles	Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.	Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D009424	Nervous System Physiological Phenomena	Characteristic properties and processes of the NERVOUS SYSTEM as a whole or with reference to the peripheral or the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.	Nervous System Physiologic Processes,Nervous System Physiological Processes,Nervous System Physiology,Nervous System Physiological Concepts,Nervous System Physiological Phenomenon,Nervous System Physiological Process,Physiology, Nervous System,System Physiology, Nervous
D009431	Neural Conduction	The propagation of the NERVE IMPULSE along the nerve away from the site of an excitation stimulus.	Nerve Conduction,Conduction, Nerve,Conduction, Neural,Conductions, Nerve,Conductions, Neural,Nerve Conductions,Neural Conductions
D010413	Penis	The external reproductive organ of males. It is composed of a mass of erectile tissue enclosed in three cylindrical fibrous compartments. Two of the three compartments, the corpus cavernosa, are placed side-by-side along the upper part of the organ. The third compartment below, the corpus spongiosum, houses the urethra.	Glans Penis,Penis, Glans
D010812	Physical Stimulation	Act of eliciting a response from a person or organism through physical contact.	Stimulation, Physical,Physical Stimulations,Stimulations, Physical
D011930	Reaction Time	The time from the onset of a stimulus until a response is observed.	Response Latency,Response Speed,Response Time,Latency, Response,Reaction Times,Response Latencies,Response Times,Speed, Response,Speeds, Response