Kluver-Bucy syndrome developed after convulsion: A case report

Abstract

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.

 

Key words: Child, hypersexuality, hallucinations, agitation, epilepsy

Keywords

• Child, hypersexuality, hallucinations, agitation, epilepsy

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