Persistent Klüver-Bucy syndrome after bilateral temporal lobe infarction.
Klüver-Bucy (KBS) syndrome is a rare and complicated neurobehavioral syndrome in humans resulting from damage of bilateral anterior temporal portion, especially the amygdala. It can be seen in association with a variety of etiologies. Stroke is a rarely reported. Here we present a 50-year-old right handed man who developed persistent KBS after cardioembolic stroke involving bilateral lateral temporal lobes. He exhibited all clinical features of KBS including visual agnosia, hypersexuality, placidity, hyperorality and hypermetamorphosis. The anatomical basis of pathophysiolgy, clinical course and possible treatment are discussed.
Chou
Chao-Liang
CL
Department of Neurology, Mackey Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lin
Ya-Ju
YJ
Sheu
Yu-Lin
YL
Lin
Chen-Ju
CJ
Hseuh
I-Hung
IH
D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D020232:Kluver-Bucy Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply*