Traumatic transient Klüver-Bucy syndrome.
A case of transient Klüver-Bucy syndrome after a gunshot wound through the head is presented. We have found no other case of posttraumatic Klüver-Bucy syndrome described in the literature. The original criteria for the syndrome are reviewed and compared with findings in previously reported human cases.
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Division of Neurological Surgery, Albuquerque 87131, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000293:injuries*; D013997:Time Factors; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology