Kluver-Bucy syndrome

Term ID

DOID:2510

Synonyms

• Klver-Bucy syndrome

Definition

An impulse control disorder that involves abnormalities in memory, social and sexual functioning and idiosyncratic behaviors resulting from damage from trauma or infection to both temporal lobes causing individuals to put objects in their mouths and engage in inappropriate sexual behavior. (2)

References

• MESH:D020232
• NCI:C84802
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:10651001
• UMLS_CUI:C0270707

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:2510 )