Dement Neurocogn Disord.  2014 Dec;13(4):150-152. 10.12779/dnd.2014.13.4.150.

Kluver-Bucy Syndrome Following Bilateral Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction

• Han S
• Yang Y
• Ha SW
• Kim SM

• KMID: 2443081
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12779/dnd.2014.13.4.150

Abstract

Kluver-Bucy syndrome is defined as a rare neurobehavioral disorder with hyperphagia, hyperorality, hypersexuality, and visual agnosia. This syndrome is usually resulting from bilateral lesions of the anterior temporal lobe including amygdala. Although it could occur after various diseases, stroke is uncommon etiology. We report a patient with Kluver-Bucy syndrome due to bilateral posterior cerebral artery territory infarction.

Keyword

Kluver-Bucy syndrome; cerebral infarction

MeSH Terms

Agnosia
Amygdala
Cerebral Infarction
Humans
Hyperphagia
Infarction
Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery*
Kluver-Bucy Syndrome*
Posterior Cerebral Artery
Stroke
Temporal Lobe

Figure

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  Fig. 1 MRI findings. (A) Initial diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) shows right posterior cerebral artery (PCA) territory infarction. (B) MR angiography reveals right PCA occlusion and left PCA stenosis. (C) Follow-up DWI shows newly developed left PCA territory infarction.

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