| Literature DB >> 27530874 |
Kunal Kishor Jha1, Satyajeet Kumar Singh1, Prem Kumar2, Charu Dutt Arora3.
Abstract
Tubercular meningitis (TBM) is a devastating extra pulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis and demonstrates a high neurological morbidity. A rare complication of this condition is Kluver-Bucy syndrome (KBS), which is a neurobehavioral disorder characterised by hyper-sexuality, visual agnosia, bulimia, placidity, hyperorality and memory deficits caused by lesions to the amygdala. The amygdala lesions can be due to many causes, including traumatic brain injury, systemic conditions and infections such as tuberculosis. Here, we present a case of partial KBS in a patient undergoing treatment for TBM. 2016 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27530874 PMCID: PMC5015175 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215926
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X