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Kluver-Bucy syndrome in a boy with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Ekrem Unal1, Yavuz Koksal, Tamer Baysal
1Department of Pediatrics, Selcuk University, Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey.
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
|April 25, 2007
Abstract:
Kluver-Bucy syndrome is a rare neurobehavioral condition characterized by visual agnosia, excessive oral tendency, hypermetamorphosis, placidity, altered sexual behaviors, and changes in dietary habits. The authors report a case of Kluver-Bucy syndrome in a 10-year-old boy with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after intratechal methotrexate administration. He was treated by risperidone without any sequels.