Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2009; 10(6): 260-263

Sexual dysfunctions in patients with epilepsy

MUDr. Věra Zelená, doc. MUDr. Robert Kuba Ph.D
I. neurologická klinika LF MU a FN u sv. Anny Brno

Epilepsy as a chronic brain dysfunction is often accompanied by psychiatric comorbidities that can worsen quality of life even more

than epileptic seizures themselves. Frequent sexual dysfunction and its correlation with depression and anxiety rate is also referred in

epileptic patients. Psychiatric disorders as well as sexual dysfunction are often underdiagnosed and undertre

Keywords: epilepsy, psychiatric comorbidities, sexual dysfunction.

Published: December 1, 2009  Show citation

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