A 5-year follow-up of a female patient with Kleine-Levin syndrome: Diagnosis,disease course and management

Abstract

Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare illness of recurrent episodes of hypersomnia associated with hyperphagia, cognitive dysfunctions and behavioural abnormalities. KLS, a disorder often reported in young males has been described in fewer females. It is rare in patients with age beyond second decade. We report a case of a female in early thirties who presented with recurrent episodes of excessive sleepiness and hyperphagia with cognitive dysfunctions. Her eating and subsequent weight gain was so prominent that she was referred to addiction treatment centre. She was managed with Lithium and Modafinil.

Keywords

• Kleine-Levin syndrome
• Hyperphagia
• Hypersomnia
• Rare
• Lithium