Kluver-Bucy Syndrome Developed After Convulsion: a Case Report
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2011
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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.
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Agitation, Child, Epilepsy, Hallucinations, Hypersexuality
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Q4
Source
Eastern Journal of Medicine
Volume
16
Issue
3
Start Page
215
End Page
217