Kluver-Bucy Syndrome (KBS) is a rare neurological disorder resulting from bilateral damage to the temporal lobes of the brain, particularly involving the amygdala and hippocampus. This damage can be caused by various conditions such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, herpes simplex encephalitis, or neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s or Pick’s disease.

KBS is primarily characterized by a cluster of distinctive behavioral and cognitive symptoms, including:

• Hyperorality: A compulsive tendency to explore objects by putting them in the mouth, licking, or chewing them, even if they are inedible.
• Hyper metamorphosis: Excessive attentiveness to visual stimuli with a tendency to touch every object regardless of its significance.
• Hyper sexuality: An unusually intense or inappropriate sex drive, which can manifest as public masturbation or sexual advances towards strangers.
• Placidity/Docility: A marked reduction in emotional responses, particularly fear and anger, leading to an unusual calmness or indifference.
• Hyperphagia: Compulsive overeating, often leading to weight gain, and sometimes consuming inappropriate items (pica).
• Visual Agnosia (Psychic Blindness): Difficulty recognizing or identifying familiar objects or people visually, despite intact vision.
• Amnesia: Memory impairment, especially for new memories (anterograde amnesia).

Physiotherapy

Given the primary symptoms of KBS are behavioral, cognitive, and emotional, physiotherapy does not directly treat the core features of the syndrome. There is no specific “Kluver-Bucy Syndrome physiotherapy protocol” in the way there might be for conditions causing direct motor impairment like stroke or spinal cord injury.

However, physiotherapy may play a supportive role in the overall management of individuals with KBS, especially if the underlying cause of the temporal lobe damage also leads to physical or motor deficits.