Klüver–Bucy syndrome
Klüver–Bucy syndrome
| Subclass of | impulse control disorder, disease  |
|---|---|
| Health specialty | psychiatry, neurology, urology |
Klüver–Bucy syndrome be a syndrome wey dey result from lesions of de medial temporal lobe, particularly Brodmann area 38,[1] wey dey cause compulsive eating, hypersexuality, a compulsive need to insert inappropriate objects insyd de mouth (hyperorality), visual agnosia, den docility. Klüver–Bucy syndrome more commonly be found insyd rhesus monkeys, wer de condition first be documented, dan insyd humans.[2] De underlying pathology of de syndrome still be controversial, plus de Muller theory den a theory by Norman Geschwind wey dey offer different explanations give de condition.[2] Treatment for Klüver–Bucy syndrome usually be plus mood stabilizers, anti-psychotics, den anti-depressants.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Olson, IR; Plotzker, A; Ezzyat, Y (2007). "The enigmatic temporal poles: A review of findings on social and emotional processing". Brain. 130 (7): 1718–1731. doi:10.1093/brain/awm052. PMID 17392317.
- 1 2 M Das, Joe; Siddiqui, Waquar (2021), "Klüver Bucy Syndrome", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 31334941, retrieved 2021-09-18
- ↑ "Klüver Bucy syndrome". National Organization for Rare Diseases. 16 June 2022.