A rare neurologic disease characterized by visual agnosia hyperorality (strong tendency to examine objects orally) hypermetamorphosis (described as the irresistible impulse to notice and react to everything within sight) hypersexuality changes in dietary habits and hyperphagia placidity and amnesia due to bilateral lesions of the temporal lobe including the hippocampus and amygdala.
Data from Orphanet are used to provide information on a disease's name, synonym(s), and overview. Reference: Access aggregated data from Orphanet at Orphadata. Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version June 2026
Newly diagnosed with
Klüver-Bucy syndrome?
Our RARE Concierge Services Guides are available to assist you by providing information, resources and connections as you navigate your rare disease journey.
Advocacy Organizations
Encephalitis Society
Our vision A world without death and disability from encephalitis. Our mission Rebuilding futures around the world by saving lives, accelerating awareness and driving research.
Genetic Epilepsy Team Australia
Collaboration of research and care
The MOGAD Initiative for Navigation and Direction (MIND)
Many families in the world are currently diagnosed with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD). Being diagnosed with a rare disease such as MOGAD can be challenging, especially if you don't know much about it. MIND transforms complex medical terminology to easy-to-understand information for patients/families, leaving no MOGAD patient in the dark about their diagnosis.
Don't see your organization here. Let us know here.
Clinical Trials
For a list of clinical trials in this disease area, please click here.