Hypersexuality Following Septal Injury

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 308-310

  Gorman, David G ^a   Cummings, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTUM NUCLEUS; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEX DISORDERS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026530330     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1992.00530270128029     Document Type: Article

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