Klüver-Bucy syndrome

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Klüver-Bucy syndrome

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 March 2024

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Advocacy Organizations

Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome Advocacy Association

AGSAA is a global coalition of deeply dedicated parent advocates working alongside clinicians, researchers, and scientists. We are united in our desire to improve the lives of individuals and families living with Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome and those yet to be diagnosed. Everything we do reflects a sense of urgency to rescue patient potential and preserve quality of life through accelerating research and providing timely emotional and educational support alongside evolving clinical care recommendations to affected families.

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