Orgasm-induced seizures: A study of six patients

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2193-2197

  Ozkara, Cigdem ^a   Ozdemir, Samuray ^a   Yilmaz, Aynur ^a   Uzan, Mustafa ^b   Yeni, Naz ^a   Ozmen, Mine ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Orgasmic epilepsy; Reflex epilepsy; Reflex seizures; Sexual orgasm

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX SEIZURE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ORGASM; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33845608129     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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