Clinical and polysomnographic characteristics of 34 patients with Kleine-Levin syndrome
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Clinical and Polysomnographic Features of Kleine-Levin Syndrome: Case Series.
Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS) is a rare disorder characterized intermittent hypersomnia, hyperphagia, hypersexuality, abnormal behaviors, and confusion. Patients are asymptomatic between episodes. The aim of this case series study was to determine the clinical features of patients with KLS and to compare the polysomnography (PSG) findings between symptomatic and asymptomatic periods. We compared ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Sleep Research
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0962-1105,1365-2869
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.2001.00272.x