Sexual outcome after epilepsy surgery

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 268-278

  Baird, Amee D ^a   Wilson, Sarah J ^a,b   Bladin, Peter F ^a   Saling, Michael M ^a,b   Reutens, David C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Sexuality; Surgical outcome; Temporal lobe resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTURBATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; THINKING;

EID: 0141615088     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(03)00085-4     Document Type: Article

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