Photosensitivity during the hypersomnic phase in a patient with Kleine-Levin syndrome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 432-433

  Papacostas, Savvas S ^a  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; INCREASED APPETITE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0038444327     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738030180061701     Document Type: Article

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