KLUVER-BUCY-SYNDROME AFTER BILATERAL SELECTIVE DAMAGE OF AMYGDALA ANDITS CORTICAL CONNECTIONS

Authors
HAYMAN LA REXER JL PAVOL MA STRITE D MEYERS CA
Citation
La. Hayman et al., KLUVER-BUCY-SYNDROME AFTER BILATERAL SELECTIVE DAMAGE OF AMYGDALA ANDITS CORTICAL CONNECTIONS, The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 10(3), 1998, pp. 354-358
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology",Psychiatry
Journal title
The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
08950172
Volume
10
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
354 - 358
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-0172(1998)10:3<354:KABSDO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Isolated symmetric damage to the amygdalae and their cortical connecti ons occurred in nn individual following cancer treatment. The lesions weve imaged after reversal of hyponatremia. The patient displayed mark ed behavioral changes including visual agnosia, hypersexuality, hypero rality, a tendency to react to every visual stimulus, and memory defic its. 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.