Klüver Bucy syndrome
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Klüver Bucy syndrome. Bilateral temporal lobe cortex, The amygdala, Temporal lobe white matter. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Sites of lesions
- Bilateral temporal lobe cortex
- The amygdala
- Temporal lobe white matter
Cardinal features
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Associated features
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Infective causes
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Autoimmune and neuroinflammatory causes
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Neurosurgical causes
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Vascular causes
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Medical causes
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Metabolic causes
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Neurodegenerative causes
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Other causes
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Treatment
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References
- Bonno S, Raschilas F, Mari I, et al. Klüver-Bucy syndrome in herpetic meningoencephalitis. Presse Med 2001; 30:115-118.
- Gościński I, Kwiatkowski S, Polak J, Orłowiejska M. The Kluver-Bucy syndrome. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1997; 139:303-306.
- Jha KK, Singh SK, Kumar P, Arora CD. Partial Kluver-Bucy syndrome secondary to tubercular meningitis. BMJ Case Rep 2016; pii: bcr2016215926.
- Jha S, Patel R. Kluver-Bucy syndrome-an experience with six cases. Neurol India 2004; 52:369-371.
- Auvichayapat N, Auvichayapat P, Watanatorn J, Thamaroj J, Jitpimolmard S. Kluver-Bucy syndrome after mycoplasmal bronchitis. Epilepsy Behav 2006; 8:320-322.
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