Kleine-Levin syndrome: State of the art;Le syndrome de Kleine-Levin

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 164, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 658-668

  Arnulf, I ^a,b,c   Lecendreux, M ^a,e   Franco, P ^a,f   Dauvilliers, Y ^a,d  

^a Hypersomnie et syndrome de Kleine Levin   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^f HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Derealization; Hyperphagia; Hypersexuality; Hypersomnia; Kleine Levin syndrome; Recurrent

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; HLA DQ2 ANTIGEN; LITHIUM; MAZINDOL; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

AMNESIA; APATHY; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPERSEXUALITY; HYPERSOMNIA; KLEIN LEVIN SYNDROME; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; HISTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; KLEINE-LEVIN SYNDROME;

EID: 58149114768     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2008.04.020     Document Type: Review

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