International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Donald D. Kautz

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• Review Article
  Sex and Intimacy after Stroke: Recommendations from the 2013 AHA Consensus Document
  Author(s): Donald D. Kautz and Elizabeth R. Van HornDonald D. Kautz and Elizabeth R. Van Horn
  
  This paper summarizes the key points of an AHA consensus document and other recent research for multidisciplinary members of stroke rehabilitation teams to use in alleviating concerns about sex and intimacy for stroke survivors and their partners. Evidence-based recommendations include asking about intimacy and sexual concerns, discussing the safety of resuming sexual activity, coping with the stroke sequelae of paraparesis, aphasia, concrete thinking, emotional liability, and loss of emotional awareness... View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.S3-003

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