Forced spousal intercourse after seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 563-564

  Arnedo, Vanessa ^a   Parker Menzer, Kimberly ^a   Devinsky, Orrin ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypersexuality; Kl ver Bucy syndrome; Postictal behavior

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEJA VU; DELTA RHYTHM; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERSEXUALITY; KLUVER BUCY SYNDROME; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCTURNAL SEIZURE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SLEEP THERAPY; SPIKE WAVE; STRESS MANAGEMENT; THETA RHYTHM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; WADA TEST;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; SEIZURES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350618473     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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