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Giuseppe Fiamingo1,2, Roberta Esposto1,2, Beatrice Dal Fabbro3
1Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Abstract:
Kleine-Levin syndrome is a rare neurologic disorder of unknown etiopathogenesis, characterized by abrupt onset and remission of attacks of hypersomnia and cognitive dysfunctions. Psychiatric symptoms are frequently present, ranging from disinhibited sexual behavior and eating disorders to hallucinations, anxiety, mood alterations, and derealization. A vast range of attack-related dysautonomic signs and symptoms are reported but remain poorly described. We describe a patient with Kleine-Levin syndrome with sleep attacks dominated by marked dysautonomic features. We briefly review similar clinical cases and suggest that the hypothalamus may play a central role in the genesis of autonomic dysfunction in Kleine-Levin syndrome.
Citation:
Fiamingo G, Esposto R, Dal Fabbro B, Terzaghi M. Kleine-Levin syndrome: report of a case with marked dysautonomic features. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022;18(9):2313-2316.
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