Abnormal sexual behavior during sleep

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3490-3495

  Marca, Giacomo Della ^a   Dittoni, Serena ^a   Frusciante, Roberto ^a   Colicchio, Salvatore ^a   Losurdo, Anna ^a   Testani, Elisa ^a   Buccarella, Cristina ^a   Modoni, Anna ^a   Mazza, Salvatore ^a   Mennuni, Gioacchino F ^a   Mariotti, Paolo ^a   Vollono, Catello ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

OSAS; Parasomnias; REM Behavior Disorder; Sexsomnia; Sleep Behavior Disorder; Somnambulism

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; MALE; NONREM SLEEP; PARASOMNIA; PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WALKING; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; VIVID DREAM; AUTOMATISM; AWARENESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SLEEP STAGE;

ADULT; AUTOMATISM; AWARENESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP STAGES; SOMNAMBULISM;

EID: 77950880624     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01371.x     Document Type: Article

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