Nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity evaluation in men with epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1211-1214

  Guldner, Gregory T ^a   Morrell, Martha J ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Erectile dysfunction; Nocturnal penile tumescence; Penile rigidity; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS NOCTURNAL TUMESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029808492     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00555.x     Document Type: Article

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