Kluver-Bucy Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
  • Raquel Costa
    Unidade Local Saúde Alto Minho, Hospital Conde de Bertiandos, Ponte de Lima, Portugal
  • Tiago Mendes
    Unidade Local Saúde Alto Minho, Hospital Conde de Bertiandos, Ponte de Lima, Portugal
  • Joana Fontes
    Unidade Local Saúde Alto Minho, Hospital Conde de Bertiandos, Ponte de Lima, Portugal
  • Marta Pereira
    Unidade Local Saúde Alto Minho, Hospital Conde de Bertiandos, Ponte de Lima, Portugal
  • Carlos Gonçalves
    Unidade Local Saúde Alto Minho, Hospital Conde de Bertiandos, Ponte de Lima, Portugal

Keywords

Kluver-Bucy, herpes virus encephalitis, hypersexuality, hyperorality

Abstract

Kluver-Bucy syndrome (KBS) is a characterized by a group of cognitive dysfunctions that include hypersexuality, placidity, hyperorality, memory deficits and hypermetamorphosis. This syndrome is often seen in pathological states that destroy the temporal lobes, normally bilaterally. Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is one of the causes of KBS, as the herpes virus can cause dysfunction/destruction of the temporal lobes. KBS is a very rare syndrome, with just a few cases described in the literature. We present the case of a 21-year-old-man who was diagnosis with KBS after HSE.

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    Published: 2021-07-22
    Issue: 2021: Vol 8 No 7 (view)


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    Costa R, Mendes T, Fontes J, Pereira M, Gonçalves C. Kluver-Bucy Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. EJCRIM 2021;8 doi:10.12890/2021_002725.

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