Klüver-Bucy syndrome following status epilepticus associated with hepatic encephalopathy.
Described here is the case of a patient with liver cirrhosis who developed bilateral temporo-occipital lobe lesions on MRI and Klüver-Bucy syndrome following status epilepticus. Herpes encephalitis, paraneoplastic syndrome, Hashimoto's encephalopathy, reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episode syndrome were judged not to be involved on the basis of laboratory results. The possible cause of the temporo-occipital lesions on MRI in this patient was cortical damage related mainly to status epilepticus and partially to coexisting hepatic encephalopathy.
Naito
Kosuke
K
Department of Neurology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Hashimoto
Takao
T
Ikeda
Shu-ichi
S
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020232:Kluver-Bucy Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones