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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
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