ISSN:
0942-0940
Keywords:
Kluver-Bucy syndrome
;
organic mental disorders
;
temporal lobe injuries
;
carbamazepine
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Evolution of psychological disorders following head injury including memory and other cognitive disorders are common. The best known are psychiatric disturbances of various kinds after lesions of the frontal lobes. Cognitive, behavioural and emotional disorders are not usually seen in patients with bilateral temporal lesions. In our Department of Neurotraumatology we have observed 4 patients with posttraumatic lesions localized bitemporally. They developed Kluver-Bucy syndrome — rarity in human pathology — combined with three or more of the following symptoms and signs: increased oral activity, hypersexuality, hypermetamorphosis, memory disorders, placidity, loss of people recognition, bulimia. Several symptoms responded dramatically to carbamazepine. We conclude that it may be a useful agent in the treatment of this unusual syndrome.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01808825
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