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A Síndrome de Kleine-Levin é caracterizada por episódios recorrentes de sonolência intensa em associação com distúrbios cognitivos, psiquiátricos e comportamentais. Um episódio típico dura em média 10 dias (variando de 2,5 a 80 dias), com episódios raros durando várias semanas a meses. Durante os episódios, os pacientes podem dormir 16 a 20horas por dia, acordando ou se levantando apenas para se alimentar ou urinar. Quando acordado durante os episódios, a maioria dos pacientes está exausta, apática, confusa, e lenta para falar e responder. Hiperfagia, hipersexualidade, comportamento infantil, depressão, ansiedade, alucinações e delírios são observados com frequência durante os episódios. Os pacientes são normais entre os episódios em relação ao sono, cognição, humor, e alimentação. Raramente, a síndrome de Kleine-Levin pode ocorrer exclusivamente durante os períodos menstruais. | |||
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Kleine-Levin syndrome is characterised by recurrent episodes of severe sleepiness in association with cognitive, psychiatric, and behavioural disturbances. A typical episode lasts a median of 10 days (range 2.5–80 days), with rare episodes lasting several weeks to months. During episodes, patients may sleep as long as 16 to 20 hours per day, waking or getting up only to eat and void. When awake during episodes, most patients are exhausted, apathetic, confused, and slow in speaking and answering. Hyperphagia, hypersexuality, childish behaviour, depression, anxiety, hallucinations and delusions are often observed during the episodes. Patients are normal between episodes with regard to sleep, cognition, mood, and eating. Rarely, Kleine Levin syndrome may occur exclusively during menstrual periods. | |||
Revision as of 07:24, 13 August 2026
Kleine-Levin syndrome is characterised by recurrent episodes of severe sleepiness in association with cognitive, psychiatric, and behavioural disturbances. A typical episode lasts a median of 10 days (range 2.5–80 days), with rare episodes lasting several weeks to months. During episodes, patients may sleep as long as 16 to 20 hours per day, waking or getting up only to eat and void. When awake during episodes, most patients are exhausted, apathetic, confused, and slow in speaking and answering. Hyperphagia, hypersexuality, childish behaviour, depression, anxiety, hallucinations and delusions are often observed during the episodes. Patients are normal between episodes with regard to sleep, cognition, mood, and eating. Rarely, Kleine Levin syndrome may occur exclusively during menstrual periods.
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Kleine-Levin syndrome is characterised by recurrent episodes of severe sleepiness in association with cognitive, psychiatric, and behavioural disturbances. A typical episode lasts a median of 10 days (range 2.5–80 days), with rare episodes lasting several weeks to months. During episodes, patients may sleep as long as 16 to 20 hours per day, waking or getting up only to eat and void. When awake during episodes, most patients are exhausted, apathetic, confused, and slow in speaking and answering. Hyperphagia, hypersexuality, childish behaviour, depression, anxiety, hallucinations and delusions are often observed during the episodes. Patients are normal between episodes with regard to sleep, cognition, mood, and eating. Rarely, Kleine Levin syndrome may occur exclusively during menstrual periods. |
