CLINICAL AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY O F PENILE NEUROPATHY - A SERIES OF 186 CASES

Penile neuropathy is a common disease due to lesion of the sensory bra nch of the pudendal nerve, ie, the dorsal nerve of the penis. Sexual d isorders (deterioration of erection) and sensory signs (hypoesthesia o r paresthesia of the penis) are noted in patients with penile neuropat hy. Electrophysiological recordings help guide the diagnosis (reductio n of the sensory velocity of the dorsal nerve of the penis). Many etio logies can be found (traumatic, toxic, compressive), but the most comm on lesion is neuropathy related to diabetes.