RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164075397
T1 Kleine-Levin Hibernation Syndrome
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164075397
RD 2024/04/25
AB This  is  a  cyclic  disorder  affecting  the  behavior  during  adolescence  and  characterized  by  diurnal  hypersomnolence  (up  to  20  hours/day),  compulsive  hyperphagia,  coprolalia,  copropraxia,  and  abnormally  uninhibited  sexual  drive.  The  disorder  primarily  affects  adolescent  males.  When  awake,  affected  individuals  are  irritable,  lethargic,  and  apathic.  Some  experience  hallucinations.  Individuals  with  Kleine-Levin  Syndrome  may  have  episodes  that  last  for  a  few  days  or  up  to  several  weeks.  Episodes  occur  approximately  2  to  12  times  per  year.