Anorgasmia in anterior spinal cord syndrome

Three male and two female patients with anorgasmia and dissociated sensory loss due to an anterior spinal cord syndrome are described. Clinical, neurophysiological and quantitative sensory evaluation revealed preservation of the large fibre dorsal column functions from the lumbosacral segments with...

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Published in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1993-05, Vol.56 (5), p.548-551
Main Authors: Berić, A, Light, J K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
Female
Humans
Lumbosacral Region - physiopathology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurology
Orgasm
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - diagnosis
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - etiology
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - physiopathology
Spinal Cord - physiopathology
Spinal Cord Diseases - complications
Spinal Cord Diseases - physiopathology
Syndrome
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Summary:Three male and two female patients with anorgasmia and dissociated sensory loss due to an anterior spinal cord syndrome are described. Clinical, neurophysiological and quantitative sensory evaluation revealed preservation of the large fibre dorsal column functions from the lumbosacral segments with concomitant severe dysfunction or absence of the small fibre neospinothalamic mediated functions. These findings indicate a role for the spinothalamic system in orgasm.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.56.5.548