Sexual problems in people with refractory epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue , 2016, Pages 174-179

  Henning, Oliver J ^a   Nakken, Karl O ^a   Træen, Bente ^b   Mowinckel, Petter ^a   Lossius, Morten ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Quality of life; Sexual dysfunction; Sexual problems

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER; MALE; NEUROLOGIST; NORWAY; ONSET AGE; ORGASM DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VAGINAL DRYNESS; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; DEPRESSION; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84976600272     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.05.038     Document Type: Article

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