Penile erections in a patient with nearly total absence of REM: a follow-up study.
A man was previously shown to suffer from a highly localized pontine lesion associated with an almost total absence of rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep. Sleep recordings conducted 4 years later confirmed the drastic reduction of REM sleep, but demonstrated intact penile erection cycles.
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Sleep Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010410:Penile Erection; D012895:Sleep, REM