The Indian Journal of Pediatrics

, Volume 69, Issue 11, pp 999–1000 | Cite as

Kleine-levin Syndrome and encephalitis

Clinical Brief

Abstract

Kleine-levin Syndrome is characterized by Hypersomnolence, hyperphagia and sexual disinhibition. The article reported a case of 10-year-old boy with a two-week history of altered sensorium, irrelevant talks, markedly increasing appetite and tendency to sleep most of the times. Immediately preceding to it the child had been an episode of enteric fever confirmed by the serological tests.

Key words

Kleine-levin syndrome REM sleep Serological tests 
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© Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation 2002

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of PsychiatryPt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical SciencesHaryanaIndia

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