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Preferred term

Kluver-Bucy Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Temporal Lobectomy Behavior Syndrome

Scope note

  • A neurobehavioral syndrome associated with bilateral medial temporal lobe dysfunction. Clinical manifestations include oral exploratory behavior; tactile exploratory behavior; hypersexuality; BULIMIA; MEMORY DISORDERS; placidity; and an inability to recognize objects or faces. This disorder may result from a variety of conditions, including CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; infections; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; PICK DISEASE OF THE BRAIN; and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS.

History note

  • 2000

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020232

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