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ID 10 – A novel electrophysiological method in the diagnosis of pudendal neuropathy: Position related changes in pudendal sensory evoked potentials

Pudendal nerve entrapment (PNE) is a common cause of resistant and disabling perineal pain. Although it is diagnosed clinically, neurophysiological tests are used for the diagnosis. Since the complaints worsen in the sitting position, routine pudendal somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) performed...

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Published in:Clinical neurophysiology 2016-03, Vol.127 (3), p.e54-e55
Main Authors: Ormeci, B, Avci, E, Kaspar, C, Eranil, O, Erdogru, T, Oge, A.E
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Language:English
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Summary:Pudendal nerve entrapment (PNE) is a common cause of resistant and disabling perineal pain. Although it is diagnosed clinically, neurophysiological tests are used for the diagnosis. Since the complaints worsen in the sitting position, routine pudendal somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) performed in the supine position with midline stimulation may fail to show the PNE. We hypothesized that diagnostic value of SEP can be increased by stimulating the right and left sides separately along with provocation by maintained sitting position (dynamic SEP). Forty-nine patients with PNE and 16 healthy controls were included. SEP recordings were performed by stimulating the dorsal nerve of penis/clitoris on either side. The recordings were performed at the first supine position, at the beginning and end of a standardized sitting posture and at the second supine position. Regarding the patients with recordable responses, we might suggest that approximately 45% decrease in SEP amplitude or an amplitude value less than 1.5 mV at the termination of the sitting position (and their reversal with switching to the supine position again) are the parameters to be used with high selectivity. The dynamic pudendal SEP study described herein seems to be more valuable in PNE diagnosis than conventional SEPs.
ISSN:1388-2457
1872-8952
DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2015.11.179