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We can confirm the data which had already been reported by other investigators (Table IV). It is difficult to explain why erection in cases of flaccid paralysis appeared. In these cases perhaps a restoration of sacral connections (S2-S5) has to be considered.
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Jochheim, KA., Wahle, H. A study on sexual function in 56 male patients with complete irreversible lesions of the spinal cord and cauda equina. Spinal Cord 8, 166–170 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1970.30
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