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Descriptor English: Kluver-Bucy Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Kluver-Bucy
Descriptor síndrome de Kluver-Bucy
Entry term(s) síndrome conductual de lobectomía temporal
Scope note: Síndrome neuroconductual asociado con disfunción bilateral del área medial del lóbulo temporal. Las manifestaciones clínicas incluyen comportamiento explorador oral, comportamiento explorador táctil, hipersexualidad, BULIMIA, TRASTORNOS DE LA MEMORIA, placidez, e incapacidad para reconocer objetos o caras. Este trastorno puede producirse por una variedad de afecciones, como TRAUMATISMO CRANEOENCEFÁLICO, infecciones, ENFERMEDAD DE ALZHEIMER, ENFERMEDAD DE PICK CEREBRAL y TRASTORNOS CEREBROVASCULARES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome de Kluver-Bucy
Descriptor French: Syndrome de Klüver-Bucy
Entry term(s): Kluver Bucy Syndrome
Syndrome, Kluver-Bucy
Temporal Lobectomy Behavior Syndrome
Tree number(s): C10.228.140.380.326
F03.615.400.431
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020232
Scope note: A neurobehavioral syndrome associated with bilateral medial temporal lobe dysfunction. Clinical manifestations include oral exploratory behavior; tactile exploratory behavior; hypersexuality; BULIMIA; MEMORY DISORDERS; placidity; and an inability to recognize objects or faces. This disorder may result from a variety of conditions, including CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; infections; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; PICK DISEASE OF THE BRAIN; and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Dementia (1966-1999)
Temporal Lobe (1966-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
DeCS ID: 34271
Unique ID: D020232
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Kluver-Bucy Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0328615
Scope note A neurobehavioral syndrome associated with bilateral medial temporal lobe dysfunction. Clinical manifestations include oral exploratory behavior; tactile exploratory behavior; hypersexuality; BULIMIA; MEMORY DISORDERS; placidity; and an inability to recognize objects or faces. This disorder may result from a variety of conditions, including CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; infections; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; PICK DISEASE OF THE BRAIN; and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS.
Preferred term Kluver-Bucy Syndrome
Entry term(s) Kluver Bucy Syndrome
Syndrome, Kluver-Bucy
Temporal Lobectomy Behavior Syndrome - Narrower
Concept UI M0335473
Preferred term Temporal Lobectomy Behavior Syndrome



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