Klüver-Bucy syndrome in a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a late complication of radiation brain injury.
We report a patient with dementia and Klüver-Bucy syndrome who presented 17 years after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Computerized tomography of the brain revealed bilateral temporal lobe atrophy. The possibility of delayed effects of radiation brain injury in causing the human Klüver-Bucy syndrome is discussed.
Lam
L C
LC
Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
Chiu
H F
HF
D000368:Aged; D000377:Agnosia / Q000209:etiology; D001284:Atrophy; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013577:Syndrome; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects