Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (Sep 1991)

Kleine-Levin syndrome: a case report

  • Octávio da Silveira Neto,
  • Octávio Augusto da Silveira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s0004-282x1991000300017
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 49, no. 3
pp. 330 – 332

Abstract

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A case of a 14 year-old boy suffering from Kleine-Levin syndrome is described. The diagnosis was made by symptoms which suggested this disorder: megaphagia, hi-persomnia and hipersexuality. A brief review is made emphasizing the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome which is frequently misdiagnosed.