Neuroimaging biomarkers of psychogenic erectile dysfunction: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the most common male sexual disorder that severely impacts the sexual performance and quality of life of men. As the main subtype of ED, psychogenic ED (pED) has been demonstrated to be a genitourinary disease and also associated with alterations in both brain structure and function. However, the scattered neuroimaging evidence from individual studies has not yet been integrated, and the central pathological alterations associated with pED remain unclear. The objective of this systematic review is to integrate and assess the evidence of the impact of pED on brain structure and function.

Methods and analysis

Five databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, China Biology Medicine Database and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNK

SUBMITTER: Yin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720482 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature