Kluver-Bucy syndrome developed after convulsion: A case report

Okur M., Yilmaz C., Epçaçan S., Üstyol L., Kaya A., Çaksen H.

Eastern Journal of Medicine, vol.16, no.3, pp.215-217, 2011 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: Eastern Journal of Medicine
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.215-217
  • Keywords: Agitation, Child, Epilepsy, Hallucinations, Hypersexuality
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Kluver-Bucy syndrome is characterized by increased appetite, hypersexuality, hypermetamorphosis, memory disorders, visual agnosia, stagnancy, aphasia, bulimia, polyuria, and polydipsia. A 14 year old girl had generalized tonic-clonic convulsions at admission, and an incomplete Kluver-Bucy syndrome with hypersexuality, recent memory disturbance, hypermetamorphosis, speech disturbance, hyperactivity, agitation, aggressiveness, and hallucinations, developed the following day. Here in, we report a case of KBS in a child with epilepsy.