The endocrine management of intractable masturbation after epilepsy surgery: a case report and literature review. Issue 11 (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ebere, Ikenna; Staufenberg, Ekkehart FA; Dhatariya, Ketan K
• Is Part Of: JRSM open. Volume 10:Issue 11(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: epilepsy surgery -- masturbation -- management; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1177/2054270419878386
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2054-2704

Abstract

Lesson: Intractable masturbation has been reported after epilepsy surgery and can be difficult to control, we present a case treated with cyproterone acetate and haloperidol to achieve an endocrine based resolution of symptoms.