Case Report
International Journal of Impotence Research (2004) 16, 91–94. doi:10.1038/sj.ijir.3901098
Deep brain stimulation of the thalamus can influence penile erection
Y Temel1, J J D M van Lankveld2, P Boon2, G H Spincemaille1, C van der Linden3 and V Visser-Vandewalle1
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Academic Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- 2Medical Psychology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- 3Center for Movement Disorders, St Lucas Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Correspondence: Y Temel, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Maastricht, PO BOX 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. E-mail: yasintemel@yahoo.com
Received 15 April 2003; Revised 11 July 2003; Accepted 19 July 2003.
Keywords:
penile erection, deep brain stimulation (DBS), Tourette's syndrome (TS), sexual behavior, high-frequency stimulation (HFS)
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