A 25-year-old male patient sustains a serious head injury in an automobile accident. He had been aggressive and assaultive. He also makes inappropriate suggestive comments to the nurses and masturbates a great deal. The area(s) of the brain most likely to be affected in this patient is (are) the
The patient is showing evidence of the Kluver-Bucy syndrome, which includes hypersexuality and docility and is associated with damage to the amygdala. Components of Kluver - Bucy syndrome- Hyperphagia Hypersexuality Hyperorality Visual agnosia D/dKleine-Levin syndrome(KLS) is a rare sleep disorder characterized by persistent episodic hypersomnia and cognitive or mood changes. Many patients also experience hyperphagia, hypersexuality and other symptoms. No visual agnosia is seen in this.
right parietal lobe
basal ganglia
hippocampus
amygdala
Organic Mental Disorders