raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:157823

Klüver-Bucy syndrome

Type
Clinical syndrome
Group
Disorder
Status
active

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.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enKlüver-Bucy syndrome
frSyndrome de Klüver-Bucy
deKlüver-Bucy-Syndrom
esSíndrome de Klüver-Bucy
itSindrome di Klüver-Bucy
nlSyndroom van Klüver-Bucy
ptSíndrome de Klüver-Bucy
plZespół Klüvera i Bucy'ego
csKlüverův-Bucyho syndromKlüver-Bucyho syndrom
ukСиндром Клювера-Бюсі
zhKl³ver-Bucy 综合征
trKlüver-Bucy sendromu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G04.8NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0005817Evalidated
MeSHD020232Evalidated
UMLSC0270707Evalidated
GARD6840Evalidated
MedDRA10066431Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card