Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

“Sleeping beauty syndrome”: two cases of Kleine-Levin syndrome

  • Author:
  • Soumik Sengupta1,, BL Siddheswar2, Dhruba Jyoti Chetia1, Aparajeeta Baruah3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 62 to 64

1Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur, Assam, India

2Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Psychiatry, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur, Assam, India

3Professore and Head of the Department, Department of Psychiatry, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur, Assam, India

*Correspondence: dr.soumiksengupta@gmail.com

Online published on 26 February, 2015.

Abstract

Two cases of Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS), manifested in fifth and first decade of life respectively, are presented. The first case presented with episodic pattern of hyper somnolence and mood changes whereas the second case presented with hyper somnolence, behavioural and cognitive symptoms. Both of them had responded well with adequate trial of lithium. In both the cases, onset is in the extremes of their ages, which is rarely found.

Keywords

Hypersomnia, Hypersexuality, Hyperphagia