| 1. | Electromyography can be used to measure motor latency along the pudendal nerve.
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| 2. | It is controlled by the deep perineal branch of the pudendal nerve.
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| 3. | A number of smaller nerves split off from the pudendal nerve.
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| 4. | Increased pudendal nerve terminal motor latency may indicate pelvic floor weakness.
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| 5. | The lower vagina is supplied by the pudendal nerve supplying the lower area.
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| 6. | In extreme cases, pudendal nerve entrapment can be a source of intractable perineal pain.
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| 7. | The perforating cutaneous nerve may arise from the pudendal nerve.
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| 8. | More recently, the symptoms of the condition have also been linked with pudendal nerve entrapment.
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| 9. | However, some studies show effective use of botulinum toxin, pudendal nerve block, and calcium channel blockers.
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| 10. | Three types of surgery have been done to decompress the pudendal nerve : transperineal, transgluteal, and transichiorectal.
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