Sexual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: a MRI, neurophysiological and urodynamic study

We studied 31 patients with relapsing-remitting (RR) multiple sclerosis (MS) in which we performed an urodynamic study, the pudendal cortical evoked potentials, the tibial cortical evoked potentials and the cranial and cervical spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We calculated the T 1 and...

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Published in:Journal of the neurological sciences 2003-06, Vol.210 (1), p.73-76
Main Authors: Zivadinov, Robert, Zorzon, Marino, Locatelli, Laura, Stival, Barbara, Monti, Fabrizio, Nasuelli, Davide, Tommasi, Maria Antonietta, Bratina, Alessio, Cazzato, Giuseppe
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - pathology
Disability Evaluation
Evoked Potentials - physiology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Status Schedule - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
MRI
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting - complications
Neurology
Neurophysiological study
Neurophysiology
Neuropsychological Tests
Sexual dysfunction
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - etiology
Sphincteric dysfunction
Spinal Cord - pathology
Urinary Bladder Diseases
Urodynamic study
Urodynamics - physiology
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Summary:We studied 31 patients with relapsing-remitting (RR) multiple sclerosis (MS) in which we performed an urodynamic study, the pudendal cortical evoked potentials, the tibial cortical evoked potentials and the cranial and cervical spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We calculated the T 1 and T 2 lesion load (LL) and brain parenchymal fraction (BPF) of whole brain, frontal lobes, pons and cervical spinal cord. We also estimated the cross-sectional area at C 2 level. Spearman's rank correlation analysis showed a relationship between symptoms of sexual dysfunction and age ( r=0.73, p
ISSN:0022-510X
1878-5883
DOI:10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00025-X