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: (A) right parietal lobe, (B) basal ganglia, (C) hippocampus, (D) amygdala
Answer is D. 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.