A case report on KLUVER - BUCY SYNDROME - A Dreadful Sequelae of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis

A 15- year old male presented with fever, headache, vomiting and photophobia. Based on the clinical profile, laboratory investigations, neuro imaging and CSF analysis , he was diagnosed as a case of herpes simplex ( HSV) encephalitis and was treated with parentral acyclovir and other supportive measures. After a transient period of initial improvement , he started exhibiting abnormal behavioural changes such as aggressiveness, hyper sexuality, emotional dampening and increased oral exploratory behaviour. A diagnosis of Kluver- Bucy Syndrome secondary to herpes simplex encephalitis was made and confirmed after MRI Brain imagingwhich showed lesions in bilateral temporal region.