Friday, August 8, 2008

Behavior

A patient recently diagnosed with HSV-1 encephalitis demonstrates remarkable placidity with loss of normal fear and anger, increased sexual aggression, and increased appetite.

Challenge: What syndrome is this?
at

2 comments:

  1. AlexAugust 8, 2008 at 9:40 AM

    kluver-bucy?

    ReplyDelete
  2. CraigAugust 10, 2008 at 10:20 PM

    Behavior

    This is Kluver-Bucy syndrome usually due to bilateral temporal lobe damage. This association with HSV-1 encephalitis has been described.

    Source: UpToDate.

    ReplyDelete

Comments on this blog are moderated so they will not show up until after the solution to the case is posted.

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.