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Partial Klüver-Bucy syndrome in a Paediatric patient: A post-neurosurgical and neuropsychological cases.

Alejandra Estefanía Hernández-MartínezCarlos Alberto Serrano-JuárezKaren Grisel Barrera-MedellínCecilia Inés Ramírez-QuirogaAlma Griselda Ramírez-ReyesRoberto Casarrubias IslasBelén Prieto-Corona
Published in: Journal of neuropsychology (2023)
A variety of cognitive, behavioural, and emotional impairments have been reported in the literature that are associated with the resection of the temporal cortex. Klüver-Bucy syndrome is one infrequently reported disorder in the paediatric population. This paper describes the neuropsychological findings of a female paediatric patient at 7 and 10 years of age with a diagnosis of partial Klüver-Bucy syndrome (pKBS) following total resection of the amygdala and right hippocampus to resect a glioma. The patient presented emotional problems, aggressiveness, hypermetamorphosis, social indifference, and behavioural dysexecutive syndrome, which was found at both 7 and 10 years, but with a decrease in the severity of alterations in attention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and aggressive behaviour in a second evaluation after she had a neuropsychological intervention. These findings describe the neuropsychological profile of paediatric case with resection of the amygdala and right temporal lobe.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • intensive care unit
  • emergency department
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • functional connectivity
  • mental health
  • randomized controlled trial
  • healthcare
  • working memory
  • prefrontal cortex