Kleine-Levin syndrome: current status

Med Clin North Am. 2010 May;94(3):557-62. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.02.011.

Abstract

Kleine-Levin Syndrome is a periodic hypersomnia characterized by recurrent episodes of hypersomnia and other symptoms. This article reviews the research to date, outlines the clinical symptoms, and describes current testing and treatment. It concludes that the cause remains unknown and no treatment is effective in preventing recurrence, although modafinil may reduce duration of symptomatic episode.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants / therapeutic use
  • Cognition Disorders / complications
  • Humans
  • Kleine-Levin Syndrome / complications
  • Kleine-Levin Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Kleine-Levin Syndrome / therapy
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants