Familial recurrent hypersomnia: Two siblings with Kleine-Levin syndrome and menstrual-related hypersomnia

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1408-1410

  Rocamora, Rodrigo ^a   Gil Nagel, Antonio ^b   Franch, Oriol ^b   Vela Bueno, Antonio ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RUBER INTERNACIONAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

hypersomnia; Kleine Levin; menstrual related

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; HLA ANTIGEN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EATING DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MENSTRUAL RELATED HYPERSOMNIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASOMNIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP WALKING; SOMNOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; SIBLINGS;

EID: 78650184930     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810366599     Document Type: Article

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