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 concomitant severe dysfunction or absence of the small fibre neospinothalamic mediated functions. These findings indicate a role for the spinothalamic system in orgasm.
Department of Neurology, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 10003.
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D000328:Adult; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013577:Syndrome