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Kluver-Bucy syndrome
Disease Summary
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Mondo Description Kluver Bucy syndrome is a rare behavioral impairment characterized byinappropriate sexual behaviors and mouthing of objects. Other signs and symptoms, includea diminished ability to visually recognize objects,loss of normal fear and anger responses, memory loss, distractibility, seizures, and dementia. It is associated with damage to the anterior temporal lobes of the brain. Cases have been reported in association with herpes encephalitis and head trauma. Treatment is symptomatic and may include the use of psychotropic medications.
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Description from Mondo Disease Ontology.
DataSources which have contributed target associations to this disease, and the identifiers by which the disease is referenced.
DOID:2510
EFO:0007335
GARD:0006840
MESH:D020232
NCIT:C84802
Orphanet:157823
SCTID:10651001
MONDO:0005817
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