Kleine-Levin syndrome

[ klahyn-luh-vin ]

/ ˈklaɪn ləˈvɪn /

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noun Pathology.

prolonged episodes of excessive sleepiness often accompanied by overeating, hallucinations, and electroencephalogram changes, usually beginning in adolescence. Abbreviation: KLS

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Origin of Kleine-Levin syndrome

Named after German psychiatrist Willi Kleine (1879–1961) and Russian-born U.S. psychologist Max Levin (1901–74), who independently described it in the 1920s

Words nearby Kleine-Levin syndrome

Kleenex, Klee, Paul, Kleiber, Klein, Klein bottle, Kleine-Levin syndrome, kleinhuisie, Kleinian, Kleist, Klemperer, Kleopatra

How to use Kleine-Levin syndrome in a sentence

Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.
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Jolly somehow finds the time to also manage a restaurant and help kids who have Autism and Down syndrome ride horses.
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We still have a long way to go, but it has improved dramatically since the post Vietnam syndrome when Vets were spit on.
McCain’s 13 Favorite Soldiers|Sandra McElwaine|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1975, Sesame Street became the first children's program to feature someone with Down Syndrome.
‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Levin can at least diagnose the problem and recognize that this leads to an evacuation of traditional politics.
Relax—Both Parties Are Going Extinct|Nick Gillespie|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik lilted joyously about him as he found a chair and sat down.
Security|Poul William Anderson
The equinox of outraged earth shall blaze And flash its levin on your infamous might.
Raemaekers' Cartoons|Louis Raemaekers
Tina Levin had paid nearly $30—more than she had spent for her clothing during the year.
Making Both Ends Meet|Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt
Nobody has any fingers for the kleine Passagen (little fine passages).
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Levin's credulous eyes shone, and with one reluctant look towards his mother's cottage he led the way into the country.
The Entailed Hat|George Alfred Townsend