Unusual case of Klüver-Bucy syndrome in a Chinese boy.
Following an encephalopathic illness, a 13-year-old Chinese boy had a partial form of Klüver-Bucy syndrome with emotional disturbance, recent memory loss, hypersexuality, and polyphagia. Other unusual features included narcolepsy, polydipsia, and polyuria. Virologic studies failed to incriminate the etiologic agent, including herpes simplex virus. Brain biopsy of the frontal lobe demonstrated Alzheimer type II astrocytosis.
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Department of Paediatrics, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000473:pathology; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome