title: Kluver-Bucy syndrome in a boy with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Selcuk University, Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey.
authors: Ekrem
authors: E
authors: Unal
authors: Yavuz
authors: Y
authors: Koksal
authors: Tamer
authors: T
authors: Baysal
authors: Me ltem
authors: Ml
authors: Energin
authors: Kursad
authors: K
authors: Aydin
authors: Umran
authors: U
authors: Caliskan
mesh_terms: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D020232:Kluver-Bucy Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D008727:Methotrexate