Bulbocavernosus reflex
The bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR), spinal cord injuries (SCI). Bulbocavernosus is an older term for bulbospongiosus, thus this reflex may also be referred to as the bulbospongiosus reflex.
Procedure
The test involves monitoring
intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring to verify the function of sensory and motor sacral roots as well as the conus medullaris.[1]
Trauma
The reflex is spinal mediated and involves
sacral nerve
roots.
There is an association between hyperexcitable bulbocavernosus reflex resulting from stimulation of the prostatic urethra and premature ejaculation.[2]
The bulbocavernosus reflex has been found to be delayed or absent at a higher rate than the general population in diabetic men with complaints of erectile impotence,