Kleine-Levin syndrome: history and brief review.
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Episodic hypersomnia, compulsive excessive eating and erotic behaviour, with schizophrenic-like mental symptoms are the hallmarks of the rare Kleine-Levin syndrome. This paper traces the origins of its description back to the 18th century and the changing concepts of its complex organic-psychogenic aetiology. The eventual, spontaneous disappearance of the syndrome is unexplained.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European neurology
دوره 60 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008