Kleine-Levin syndrome

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[klahyn-luh-vin] / ˈklaɪn ləˈvɪn /

noun

Pathology.

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

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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

Example Sentences

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