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[Kleine-Levin syndrome. Report of a case]
O Da Silveira Neto1, O A Da Silveira
1Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital de Clínicas (HC), Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Brasil.
Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria
|September 1, 1991
Abstract:
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, hypersomnia and hypersexuality. A brief review is made emphasizing the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome which is frequently misdiagnosed.