Post traumatic Klüver-Bucy syndrome : A case report
Klüver-Bucy syndrome [KBS] is a neurobehavioral disorder, less frequently reported in neurotrauma patients. We report a case of post-traumatic Klüver-Bucy syndrome in a young patient who had moderate head injury. Patient had symptoms of hyperorality, hypersexuality, placidity and dietary changes. Pa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2011-06-01
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| Series: | The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijntonline.com/June11/abstracts/08.PDF |
| Summary: | Klüver-Bucy syndrome [KBS] is a neurobehavioral disorder, less frequently reported in neurotrauma patients. We report a case of post-traumatic Klüver-Bucy syndrome in a young patient who had moderate head injury. Patient had symptoms of hyperorality, hypersexuality, placidity and dietary changes. Patient improved with conservative treatment. Only few cases of post-traumatic KBS are reported in literature. According to available reports this is first case of post-traumatic KBS being reported from India. |
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| ISSN: | 0973-0508 |