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Neuropediatrics, 2003
Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare disorder which affects mainly adolescents. Periods of extreme somnolence alternate with megaphagia, psychomental changes and behavioural symptoms. The cause and pathogenesis of KLS remains unknown. Several treatments have been tried and recently lithium has been proposed for a prophylactic use in single cases.
D Friebel
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Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare disorder which affects mainly adolescents. Periods of extreme somnolence alternate with megaphagia, psychomental changes and behavioural symptoms. The cause and pathogenesis of KLS remains unknown. Several treatments have been tried and recently lithium has been proposed for a prophylactic use in single cases.
D Friebel
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Practical Neurology, 2009
Kleine–Levin syndrome, sometimes referred to as Rip van Winkle disease, is a rare sleep disorder mainly affecting teenage boys in which the main features are intermittent hypersomnolence, behavioural and cognitive disturbances, hyperphagia and in some cases hypersexuality.
Riva, Tauman +2 more
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Kleine–Levin syndrome, sometimes referred to as Rip van Winkle disease, is a rare sleep disorder mainly affecting teenage boys in which the main features are intermittent hypersomnolence, behavioural and cognitive disturbances, hyperphagia and in some cases hypersexuality.
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Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2011
Kleine-Levin syndrome is a rare recurrent encephalopathy primarily affecting teenagers, characterized by relapsing-remitting episodes of hypersomnia along with cognitive, psychiatric and behavioral disturbances. During episodes, patients suddenly present hypersomnia (with sleep lasting 15-21 h/d), cognitive impairment (major apathy, confusion, slowness,
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Kleine-Levin syndrome is a rare recurrent encephalopathy primarily affecting teenagers, characterized by relapsing-remitting episodes of hypersomnia along with cognitive, psychiatric and behavioral disturbances. During episodes, patients suddenly present hypersomnia (with sleep lasting 15-21 h/d), cognitive impairment (major apathy, confusion, slowness,
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Kleine-levin Syndrome and encephalitis
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2002Kleine-Levin Syndrome is characterized by hypersomnolence, hyperphagia and sexual disinhibition. The article reported a case of 10-year-old boy with a two-week history of altered sensorium, irrelevant talks, markedly increasing appetite and tendency to sleep most of the times.
Sujata, Sethi, Subhash C, Bhargava
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Polysomnography in Kleine-Levin syndrome
Neurology, 2008Cause and pathogenesis of the Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS), a recurrent hypersomnia affecting mainly male adolescents, remain unknown, with only scant information on the sleep characteristics during episodes. We describe findings obtained with polysomnography (PSG) and Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) and correlation obtained between clinical and PSG ...
Yu-Shu, Huang +2 more
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Kleine–Levin syndrome in two subjects with diagnosis of autistic disorder
World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 2009 Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare disease characterized by recurrent episodes of hypersomnia, cognitive and behavioural disturbances, compulsive eating and hypersexuality.
Ayse Kılınçaslan +1 more
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Posttraumatic Kleine–Levin syndrome
General Hospital Psychiatry, 2006Kleine–Levin Syndrome (KLS) is a rare disorder which most commonly occurs in adolescent males [1]. However, cases of KLS in females and older adults have been reported [2–4]. The key episodic triad of the syndrome are hypersomnia, hyperphagia and hypersexuality.
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The Kleine-Levin syndrome: A review
Psychosomatics, 1982Abstract Because of its rarity, the Kleine-Levin syndrome may go unrecognized or be misdiagnosed. Primarily affecting male adolescents, it is characterized by periodic hypersomnia, excessive eating, and psychiatric symptoms ranging from lethargy to hallucinations. This article reviews the manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of the disorder, with
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KLEINE‐LEVIN SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1986Abstract— The case of a 10 yr old boy suffering from Kleine‐Levin syndrome is described. The diagnosis was originally obscured by symptoms which suggested a primary depressive disorder. Unusual features included bizarre crying behaviour and unfounded allegations of sexual assault.
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Journal of Pediatric Neurology, 2015
Why write an editorial on a rare and enigmatic disorder, which is difficult to diagnose, lacks a definite laboratory test and is hardly mentioned in the classical text books i.e., 18 sentences in Bradley’s Neurology in Clinical Practice [1], and 15 words including the two stating the name of the syndrome in Menkes Textbook of Child Neurology [2].
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Why write an editorial on a rare and enigmatic disorder, which is difficult to diagnose, lacks a definite laboratory test and is hardly mentioned in the classical text books i.e., 18 sentences in Bradley’s Neurology in Clinical Practice [1], and 15 words including the two stating the name of the syndrome in Menkes Textbook of Child Neurology [2].
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