Hypersexuality and dysexecutive syndrome after a thalamic infarct

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1581-1590

  Spinella, Marcello ^a  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysexecutive; Dysinhibition; Hypersexuality; Mediodorsal

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; APATHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CONFABULATION; EXHIBITIONISM; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; MASTURBATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARAMNESIA; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SOCIOPATHY; SOMNOLENCE; SPEECH DISORDER; THALAMUS;

AGED; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SYNDROME; THALAMIC DISEASES;

EID: 9244263526     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450490509339     Document Type: Article

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