Kleine-Levin syndrome: A Case Report from Iran

Reza Bidaki; Mahsa Sedaghati; Mitra Hakim-Shooshtari; Mir Farhad Ghalebandi

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Kleine-Levin syndrome: A Case Report from Iran

Author(s):

Reza Bidaki^1,*,

Mahsa Sedaghati²,

Mitra Hakim-Shooshtari²,

Mir Farhad Ghalebandi²

1Assistant of Psychiatry, Rafsnjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsnjan, Iran

2Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences:Vol. 5, issue 1; 74-6

Published online:Jun 30, 2011

Article type:Case Report

Received:Jun 30, 2010

Accepted:Feb 01, 2011

How to Cite:Reza BidakiMahsa SedaghatiMitra Hakim-ShooshtariMir Farhad GhalebandiKleine-Levin syndrome: A Case Report from Iran.Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci.5(1):74-6.

Abstract

Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare syndrome characterized by periodic hypersomnia, hyperphagia, behavioral disturbances, and in some instances hypersexuality. This report depicts a17-year-old boy with KLS. He has experienced long periods of hypersomnia, sometimes up to 40 days. During these periods he was impatient, aggressive, depersonalized, suffering from hyperphagia, and amnesia. He did not have abnormal neurologic sings and his brain CT, EEG, and routine laboratory tests were normal. Fluoxetine, lithium and carbamazepine were given to him to reduce the signs of his disease. In conclusion, Kleine-Levin syndrome should be considered in patients with periodic hypersomnia.

Declaration of interest: None.

Citation: Bidaki R, Sedaghati M, Hakim Shoshtari M, Ghalebandi M.F. Kleine-Levin syndrome: A Case Report from Iran. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 2011; 5(1): 74-6.

Keywords

Kleine-Levin Syndrome

Periodic Hypersomnia

Hypersexuality

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