Kleine-levin syndrome case report

ABSTRACT

A case of Kleine- Levin syndrome is reported in a 28-year-old man, which started at the age of 19 years, with typical features of the syndrome, i.e., excessive sleepiness for 1-2 weeks, hyperphagia and irritability which recurred about twice annually. The patient was treated with Lithium which apparently had beneficial effects on the course of the illness