Sexual function in men with epilepsy: How important is testosterone?

Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1346-1352

  Talbot, James A ^a   Sheldrick, Russell ^b   Caswell, Helen ^b   Duncan, Susan ^c  

^a Icon Development Solution Manchester   (United Kingdom)

^b Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 42249085965     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000311242.51618.b7     Document Type: Article

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