Kleine-Levin syndrome: Clinical course, polysomnography and multiple sleep latency test Case Report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 56, Issue 3 B, 1998, Pages 650-654

  Reimão, Rubens ^a,c   Shimizu, Marisa H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Sedes Sapientiae Institute   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Kleine Levin syndrome; Polysomnography; Recurrent hypersomnia; Sleep; Sleep disorder

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REACTION TIME;

CARBAMAZEPINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEINE-LEVIN SYNDROME; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0032151642     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X1998000400021     Document Type: Article

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