Kleine-Levin syndrome

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[klahyn-luh-vin] / ˈklaɪn ləˈvɪn /

noun

Pathology.

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

Etymology

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

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Kleine-Levin syndrome

One particularly striking form of the disease, Kleine-Levin syndrome, produces such tiredness and sleep-drunkenness that people are unable to attend school or work.

From Time ● Nov. 24, 2012

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