Kluver-Bucy syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Kluver-Bucy syndrome has not been previously reported as a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A 48-year-old female is described who sustained several cerebral infarcts, some of which were bitemporal, due to SLE vasculopathy. She developed a complex behavioural picture consisting of global aphasia, left-side neglect, hyperorality, hypermetamorphosis and hypersexuality. She displayed appropriate emotional reaction to visually presented objects, indicating that her Kluver-Bucy syndrome could not be explained by lack of visual recognition.
Oliveira
V
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Department of Neurology, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.
Ferro
J M
JM
Foreid
J P
JP
Costa
T
T
Levy
A
A
D001037:Aphasia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D011241:Prednisone