TY - JOUR
T1 - Kluver-Bucy syndrome after bilateral selective damage of amygdala and its cortical connections
AU - Hayman, L. Anne
AU - Rexer, Jennie L.
AU - Pavol, Marykay A.
AU - Strite, Daniel
AU - Meyers, Christina A.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Isolated symmetric damage to the amygdalae and their cortical connections occurred in an individual following cancer treatment. The lesions were imaged after reversal of hyponatremia. The patient displayed marked behavioural changes including visual agnosia, hypersexuality, hyperorality, a tendency to react to every visual stimulus, and memory deficits. The cluster of neurobehavioral symptoms is similar to previously reported accounts of Kluver-Bucy syndrome and suggests the importance of bilateral amygdala involvement in these behavioral changes.
AB - Isolated symmetric damage to the amygdalae and their cortical connections occurred in an individual following cancer treatment. The lesions were imaged after reversal of hyponatremia. The patient displayed marked behavioural changes including visual agnosia, hypersexuality, hyperorality, a tendency to react to every visual stimulus, and memory deficits. The cluster of neurobehavioral symptoms is similar to previously reported accounts of Kluver-Bucy syndrome and suggests the importance of bilateral amygdala involvement in these behavioral changes.
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U2 - 10.1176/jnp.10.3.354
DO - 10.1176/jnp.10.3.354
M3 - Article
C2 - 9706545
AN - SCOPUS:0031596144
SN - 0895-0172
VL - 10
SP - 354
EP - 358
JO - Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
JF - Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
IS - 3
ER -