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Transient sixth cranial nerve palsy following orgasm abrogated by treatment with sympathomimetic amines
Purpose:
To describe a unique disorder where a transient 6th nerve palsy leading to diploplia following orgasm developed in a 28-year-old woman. This coincided with a weight gain of 100 pounds in a short time without a corresponding change in dietary habits.
Materials And Methods:
She was treated with the sympathomimetic amine dextroamphetamine sulfate.
Results:
Indeed she immediately responded to treatment with dextroamphetamine sulfate sustained release capsules with complete resolution of the episodes of 6th nerve palsy following orgasm.
Conclusions:
The main importance of this case is that it suggests that orgasm causes a transient generalized decrease in sympathetic nervous system activity and that the achievement of an orgasm may require an increase in the sympathetic nervous system activity.
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