
Epidemiological studies illustrate that sexual dysfunction (SD) is common among the majority of patients suffering from neurological disorders (NLDs). However, our understanding of the SD in NLDs is in its infancy. Our effort in this review article reveals how the clinical studies illustrate different phenotypes relating to SD in both men and women suffering from NLDs, with special reference to PD, and how the development of animal models will provide a fantastic opportunity to decipher mechanistic insights into the biological and molecular processes of SD, understanding of which is critical to figure out the causes of SD and to develop therapeutic strategies either by targeting molecular players or altering and/or regulating the profiles of involved genetic targets. Specific emphasis is placed on dopamine-dependent and independent mechanism(s) of SD among PD patients, which is important because certain critical dopamine-independent phenotypes are yet to be characterized and understood in order to decipher the comprehensive pathophysiology of PD. Synergic efforts of both clinicians and bench scientists in this critical direction would significantly improve the quality of life of sufferers of NLDs who are already burdened. This knowledge relating to SD will help us to make one more step in reducing the burden of disease.
FOS: Computer and information sciences, Sexual Dysfunction, Bioinformatics, Parkinson's disease, Social Sciences, Sexual dysfunction, Epistemology, Gene, Health Sciences, Clinical phenotype, Pathology, Genetics, Psychology, DECIPHER, Disease, Intensive care medicine, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Related Conditions, Biology, Psychiatry, Quality of life (healthcare), Mechanism (biology), Epidemiology and Management of Sexual Dysfunction, FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion, FOS: Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, Philosophy, Phenotype, Neurology, FOS: Biological sciences, Psychotherapist, Medicine, Pathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease, Neuroscience
FOS: Computer and information sciences, Sexual Dysfunction, Bioinformatics, Parkinson's disease, Social Sciences, Sexual dysfunction, Epistemology, Gene, Health Sciences, Clinical phenotype, Pathology, Genetics, Psychology, DECIPHER, Disease, Intensive care medicine, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Related Conditions, Biology, Psychiatry, Quality of life (healthcare), Mechanism (biology), Epidemiology and Management of Sexual Dysfunction, FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion, FOS: Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, Philosophy, Phenotype, Neurology, FOS: Biological sciences, Psychotherapist, Medicine, Pathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease, Neuroscience
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