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Recurrent hypersomnia: Report of medication-responsive cases [PDF]
Sleep Science, 2015 Introduction: Recurrent hypersomnia (RH) is a rare disorder without established treatment. Methods: We report 2 RH medication-responsive cases with typical characteristics of Kleine–Levin syndrome (KLS).
Bruna V. Perin +5 more
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A Case of Recurrent Hypersomnia With Autonomic Dysfunction [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2017 We report the case of a 50-year-old man with disabling recurrent hypersomnia with autonomic instability due to catatonia in the setting of atypical bipolar disorder. Treatment with valproic acid for bipolar disorder resulted in complete resolution of symptoms.
Sanjeev Kothare +2 more
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Recurrent hypersomnia: A review of 339 cases [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2011 Based on 339 cases this review identifies, quantifies and compares 4 clinical forms of recurrent hypersomnia (1) Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) (239 cases), (2) Kleine-Levin syndrome without compulsive eating (KLS WOCE) (54 cases), (3) Menstrual related hypersomnia (MRH) (18 cases) and Recurrent hypersomnia with comorbidity (RHC) (28 cases). A second part
Isabelle Jaussent, Yves Dauvilliers
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Journal of Pediatric Research, 2021 Narcolepsy is a childhood and adolescence disorder, that until recently remained unidentified until adulthood, with a reported time from onset to diagnosis of around a decade.
Joanna Maria Kıyak +3 more
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Misdiagnosis of menstruation-related recurrent hypersomnia as epilepsy in a patient with generalized epileptic discharges. [PDF]
J Pediatr Neurosci, 2015 Recurrent hypersomnias are very rare with two subtypes as Kleine-Levin syndrome and menstruation-related hypersomnia, which is very rarely encountered worldwide. Here, we report a young girl with menstruation-related recurrent hypersomnia, who was misdiagnosed as epilepsy due to co-existing generalized epileptic discharges.
Benbir G, Delil S, Karadeniz D, Yeni N.
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Behind the mask of relapsing bimodal encephalitis: herpesvirus 7 and Epstein-Barr virus associated with Hashimoto’s encephalopathy: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyBackground and purposeRelapsing bimodal encephalitis in adults remains poorly characterized. We describe a case of relapsing viral encephalitis followed by secondary autoimmune-mediated encephalitis and explore its potential underlying mechanisms.Case ...
Yinxue Xing +3 more
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Decreased blood flow of the left thalamus during somnolent episodes in a case of recurrent hypersomnia [PDF]
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 2002 Abstract A 24‐year‐old male with recurrent hypersomnia associated with decreased blood flow in the thalamus on single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is reported. In the hypersomnolent period, the decrease of blood flow in the left thalamus was revealed in the SPECT and slow waves appeared sporadically or sometimes as a burst on the ...
Iwao, Nose +6 more
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Kleine-Levin Syndrome- an Exceedingly Rare Recurrent Hypersomnia Disorder in an Adolescent Male: A Case Report [PDF]
BJPsych OpenAims: This case reports aim to describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment response of an adolescent male with Kleine-Levin Syndrome, thereby increasing clinical awareness and contributing to the limited evidence on effective management strategies for this rare condition.
Ghose T.
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Sleep evaluation in the symptomatic episode of recurrent hypersomnia
Open Medicine (Poland), 2007 Abstract Recurrent hypersomnia (RH) is a rare disorder characterized by episodes of hypersomnia, variously accompanied by behavioural and cognitive disturbances, compulsive eating behaviour and hypersexuality. Electrophysiologic evaluation of the sleep during symptomatic and asymptomatic periods of RH distinguishes RH from other primary ...
Eva Feketeova
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A case of recurrent hypersomnia with excellent response to lithium carbonate
Clinical Neurology, 2010 We report a 38-year-old woman with recurrent hypersomnia, in whom lithium carbonate was effective in preventing hypersomnia attacks. After onset at 26 years, she complained of frequent and severe episodes of hypersomnia accompanied by anorexia and urinary incontinence. Electroencephalogram showed mild slowing during a hypersomnic period, but not during
Rituso Hashimoto
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