Successful treatment of severe disruptive disorder featuring symptoms of the Klüver-Bucy Syndrome following a massive right temporal-parietal hemorrhage.

Luigi De Benedictis, Alexandre Dumais, Pierre Landry

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology 2013 Jan

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We know little about effective treatment for patients suffering from partial or complete Klüver-Bucy Syndrome (KBS) and other disruptive behaviors following a stroke. Reported cases have shown that certain medication, given alone or combined, can be partially effective. In this specific case study, we will try to demonstrate the effectiveness of a combination of carbamazepine, clonidine, quetiapine and methylphenidate in the alleviating of these symptoms. The wide range of symptoms found in KBS led us to use several kinds of psychotropic medication in spite of the inherent risks associated to polypharmacy.

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Luigi De Benedictis, Alexandre Dumais, Pierre Landry. Successful treatment of severe disruptive disorder featuring symptoms of the Klüver-Bucy Syndrome following a massive right temporal-parietal hemorrhage. Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2013 Jan;34(1):99-101