Carbamazepine treatment of a patient with Klüver-Bucy syndrome.
A 20-year-old man developed Klüver-Bucy syndrome with rage attacks following a motor vehicle accident. Several symptoms, including the attacks, responded dramatically to carbamazepine. Carbamazepine may be a useful agent in the treatment of this unusual syndrome.
D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011889:Rage / Q000187:drug effects*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D013577:Syndrome; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000293:injuries
D002220:Carbamazepine