Sexual problems in males with epilepsy-An interdisciplinary challenge!

Seizure

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-140

  Hellmis, Eva ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450; Epilepsy; Sexual dysfunction; Therapy of erectile dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PAPAVERINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENYTOIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VALPROIC ACID; VARDENAFIL;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; UROLOGY;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UROLOGY;

EID: 38949208447     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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