Neuropsychological sequelae in Kleine-Levin syndrome: case report

Kleine-Levin syndrome is characterized by periodic hypersomnia, hyperphagia, sexual disinhibitions and behavioral disturbances. The prognosis is generally benign, with normal cognitive and social functions after the episodes. We describe a typical case of Kleine-Levin syndrome associated with appare...

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Main Authors: LEONARDO FONTENELLE, MAURO V. MENDLOWICZ, J. CHRISTIAN GILLIN, PAULO MATTOS, MÁRCIO VERSIANI
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2000-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000300021&tlng=en
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author LEONARDO FONTENELLE
MAURO V. MENDLOWICZ
J. CHRISTIAN GILLIN
PAULO MATTOS
MÁRCIO VERSIANI
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description Kleine-Levin syndrome is characterized by periodic hypersomnia, hyperphagia, sexual disinhibitions and behavioral disturbances. The prognosis is generally benign, with normal cognitive and social functions after the episodes. We describe a typical case of Kleine-Levin syndrome associated with apparent academic decline, neuropsychological sequelae and personality alterations after the second episode of the illness. Further research in the natural history of Kleine-Levin syndrome is needed, for example, to determine whether early intervention would improve long-term prognosis.
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spelling doaj-art-e3262ce5ee184f60a9be0b174df0150d2025-08-20T02:21:24ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272000-06-01582B53153410.1590/S0004-282X2000000300021Neuropsychological sequelae in Kleine-Levin syndrome: case reportLEONARDO FONTENELLE0MAURO V. MENDLOWICZ1J. CHRISTIAN GILLIN2PAULO MATTOS3MÁRCIO VERSIANI4Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroUniversity of CaliforniaUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroKleine-Levin syndrome is characterized by periodic hypersomnia, hyperphagia, sexual disinhibitions and behavioral disturbances. The prognosis is generally benign, with normal cognitive and social functions after the episodes. We describe a typical case of Kleine-Levin syndrome associated with apparent academic decline, neuropsychological sequelae and personality alterations after the second episode of the illness. Further research in the natural history of Kleine-Levin syndrome is needed, for example, to determine whether early intervention would improve long-term prognosis.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000300021&tlng=enKleine-Levin syndromeneuropsychologysequelae
spellingShingle LEONARDO FONTENELLE
MAURO V. MENDLOWICZ
J. CHRISTIAN GILLIN
PAULO MATTOS
MÁRCIO VERSIANI
Neuropsychological sequelae in Kleine-Levin syndrome: case report
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Kleine-Levin syndrome
neuropsychology
sequelae
title Neuropsychological sequelae in Kleine-Levin syndrome: case report
title_full Neuropsychological sequelae in Kleine-Levin syndrome: case report
title_fullStr Neuropsychological sequelae in Kleine-Levin syndrome: case report
title_full_unstemmed Neuropsychological sequelae in Kleine-Levin syndrome: case report
title_short Neuropsychological sequelae in Kleine-Levin syndrome: case report
title_sort neuropsychological sequelae in kleine levin syndrome case report
topic Kleine-Levin syndrome
neuropsychology
sequelae
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000300021&tlng=en
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