Effects of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors on behavior in Klüver-Bucy syndrome during childhood

Pediatrics International

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 736-739

  Saito, Yoshiaki ^a,b,c   Yokoyama, Atushi ^c   Nishio, Shinichi ^c   Asai, Koichi ^c  

^a National Center Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHIMANE PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Autism; Herpes simplex encephalitis; Kl ver Bucy syndrome; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FLUVOXAMINE; PAROXETINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYELID EDEMA; HERPES ZOSTER ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; KLUVER BUCY SYNDROME; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; KLUVER-BUCY SYNDROME; MALE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 70349589226     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2009.02896.x     Document Type: Article

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