Are sadomasochism and hypersexuality in autism linked to amygdalohippocampal lesion?

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3241-3249

  Müller, Jürgen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amygdalohippocampal region; Autism; Hypersexuality; Neurology of sexual activity; Sadomasochism; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ESCITALOPRAM; OLANZAPINE; PROMETHAZINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOHIPPOCAMPAL LESION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHOLELITHIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; HYPERSEXUALITY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SADOMASOCHISM; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOTHERAPY;

EID: 80155213458     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01485.x     Document Type: Article

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