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. 2018 Jan 8;32(4):173–193. doi: 10.11138/FNeur/2017.32.4.173

Table XIIIs.

Sacral reflexes in parkinsonisms.

Reference Objective No. of patients Sex Test Technique Results Evidence
Stocchi et al., 1997 To determine the diagnostic value of the BCR in the differential diagnosis between MSA and IPD 32 MSA; 30 IPD 19M; BCR 18M N: 100% in MSA; N: 100% in IPD Class 2
Pellegrinetti et al., 2003 To determine the diagnostic value of the PAR in MSA 13 7 M PAR Single electrical ↑ Lat: 54% Class 2
Wang et al., 2016 To determine the diagnostic value of the BCR in MSA 51 27M BCR Single electrical ↓ elicitation rate; ↑ mean Lat; ↓ mean Amp Class 2

Abbreviations: BCR=bulbocavernosus reflex; PAR=pudendal-anal reflex; MSA=multiple system atrophy; IPD=idiopathic Parkinson’s disease; M=male; N=normal results; Lat=latency; Amp=amplitude.