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Hypersexuality

Pathological persistent sexual disinhibiting behavior, directed at oneself or to others. [ICM:PCaroppo]
National Institutes of Health

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FRONTOTEMPORAL LOBAR DEGENERATION WITH TDP43 INCLUSIONS, GRN-RELATED

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ParaphiliasSexual deviations or disorders

Narrower (1)

nymphomania

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Is Hypersexuality Dimensional? Evidence for the DSM-5 from General Population and Clinical Samples
Hypersexual Disorder is currently being considered for inclusion in the DSM-5. To inform this process, we investigated the latent… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Understanding Hypersexuality: A Behavioral Disorder of Dementia
Although a rare manifestation of Alzheimer’s Disease, hypersexuality is one of the most embarrassing behaviors for both informal… 
2003
2003
Transient Kluver–Bucy syndrome following complex partial status epilepticus
2002
2002
Hypersexuality after pallidal surgery in Parkinson disease.
OBJECTIVE To examine the possible association of neuropsychiatric symptoms and pallidal surgery for Parkinson disease (PD… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypersexuality and Paraphilias in Nursing Home Residents
PURPOSE: To discuss the pharmacologic options for treatment of hypersexuality or paraphilias in nursing home residents. 
1998
1998
Kluver Bucy syndrome in young children
1998
1998
Moclobemide‐Induced Hypersexuality in Patients With Stroke and Parkinson's Disease
Decline in sexual activities caused by diseases or by medication affecting the functions of the central nervous system has often… 
1991
1991
Hypersexuality, Fetishism and Multiple Sclerosis
Hypersexuality and fetishism appeared in a patient with multiple sclerosis whose MRI scan showed frontal and temporal lesions… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Managing hypersexual disorders in brain-injured clients.
Three case studies involving hypersexuality in brain-injured clients are illustrated. Two cases involved the inappropriate… 
1965
1965
Behavioral and somatic development following lesions of the amygdala in the cat.
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