Long-term neuropsychological follow-up of a child with Klüver-Bucy syndrome

Morris J. Cohen; Yong D. Park; Hyunmi Kim; Jay J. Pillai

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.09.003

Long-term neuropsychological follow-up of a child with Klüver-Bucy syndrome

Morris J. Cohen, Yong D. Park, Hyunmi Kim, Jay J. Pillai

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Abstract

We describe the case of a 10-year-old girl who developed behavioral changes consistent with Klüver-Bucy Syndrome following Listeria meningoencephalitis at 21/2 years of age. MRI at age 4 revealed evidence of diffuse brain atrophy with predominant temporal lobe involvement. Electroencephalograpy at 91/2 years of age showed abnormal electrical discharges from the left temporal area. Follow-up MRI with volumetric analysis of the mesial temporal structures at 9 years of age demonstrated decreased hippocampal volume bilaterally. Consistent with the morphological abnormalities, serial neuropsychological evaluations demonstrated expressive and receptive language impairment and an amnestic syndrome that significantly decreased her ability to make new declarative memories and maintain adequate academic progress.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	643-646
Number of pages	4
Journal	Epilepsy and Behavior
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.09.003
State	Published - Dec 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Child
Kluver-Bucy syndrome
Neuropsychological follow-up

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neurology
Clinical Neurology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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Long-term neuropsychological follow-up of a child with Klüver-Bucy syndrome

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