Cerebral responses elicited by stimulation of the vesico-urethral junction (VUJ) in diabetics


Sarica Y., Karatas M., Bozdemir H., Karacan I.

EVOKED POTENTIALS-ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, cilt.100, sa.1, ss.55-61, 1996 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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To investigate the involvement of the visceral afferent nerves in diabetes mellitus, we enrolled 46 male patients in a study, examining the cerebral potentials evoked by stimulation of the vesico-urethral junction (VUJ CEP) and the pudendal (penile CEP) and posterior tibial nerves (tibial CEP). The age range was 23-67 (mean 45.8) years. The epithelial surface of the vesico-urethral junction was stimulated bipolarly with an electrode attached to a specially produced Foley catheter. Cerebral responses were recorded bipolarly at vertex.