Kluver-Bucy Syndrome

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.

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Networked: 4 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses (Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis)
2.	Necrosis
3.	Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms (Cancer of the Nasopharynx)
4.	Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Lymphosarcoma)

Experts

1.	Samanta, Debopam: 1 article (03/2015)
2.	Baysal, Tamer: 1 article (03/2007)
3.	Aydin, Kursad: 1 article (03/2007)
4.	Caliskan, Umran: 1 article (03/2007)
5.	Koksal, Yavuz: 1 article (03/2007)
6.	Unal, Ekrem: 1 article (03/2007)
7.	Energin, Me ltem: 1 article (03/2007)
8.	Alonso-Navarro, H: 1 article (01/2005)
9.	Rábano, J: 1 article (01/2005)
10.	de Yébenes, J G: 1 article (01/2005)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Kluver-Bucy Syndrome:

1.	Methotrexate (Mexate)FDA LinkGeneric 03/01/2007 - "The authors report a case of Kluver-Bucy syndrome in a 10-year-old boy with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after intratechal methotrexate administration. "
2.	Methamphetamine (Desoxyn)FDA LinkGeneric 03/01/2015 - "Transient Kluver-Bucy syndrome from methamphetamine withdrawal."
3.	CeroidIBA 01/16/2005 - "The purpose of this paper is to report the case of a patient with Kluver-Bucy syndrome caused by adult-type ceroid lipofuscinosis (Kufs' disease) and to review the literature dealing with the causes of this syndrome. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) 12/01/1994 - "A case of Kluver-Bucy syndrome associated with delayed cerebral necrosis after radiation therapy and chemotherapy is reported. " 12/01/1994 - "Kluver-Bucy syndrome: report of a case with nasopharyngeal cancer after irradiation and chemotherapy."