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. 1999 Oct-Dec;41(4):371–373.

SUBDURAL HYGROMA PRESENTING AS DEMENTIA WITH KLUVER-BUCY SYMPTOMS

Harpreet S Duggal *, Christoday RJ Khess , S Haque Nizamie *,*
PMCID: PMC2963846  PMID: 21430814

Abstract

Dementia is not an uncommon presentation in psychiatric practice. Of the various causes of reversible dementia, subdural hygroma is a lesser-known potentially reversible cause. A case of dementia with Kluver-Bucy symptoms secondary to subdural hygroma is described and implications of Kluver-Bucy symptoms in dementia are discussed.

Keywords: Subdural hygroma, dementia, Kluver-Bucy syndrome, carbamazepine

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