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, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.215-217, 2011 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: Eastern Journal of Medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.215-217
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Agitation, Child, Epilepsy, Hallucinations, Hypersexuality
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.