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Table 6 Results for the postchemoradiation group (10 patients)

From: Sexual dysfunction following surgery for rectal cancer - a clinical and neurophysiological study

 

Age

SR

PEP

MEP

SSR

Sexual function

Normal values

 

<38 msec

<45 msec

<31 msec

<1.7 sec

 

Mean values

57.8

33.58(sd 5.82)

42.43(sd 3.27)

27.6(sd 3.05)

1.94(sd 0.18)*

 

Abnormal

 

3 (30%)

2 (28.6%)

1 (14.3%)

3 (75%)

1 (10%)

Normal

 

7 (70%)

5 (71.4%)

6 (85.7)

1 (25%)

9 (90%)

Not evaluated

 

0

3

3

6

0

  1. * p ≤ 0.04
  2. SR = sacral reflex PEP = pudendal somatosensory evoked potentials MEP = motor evoked potentials SSR = sympathetic skin responses