| Title | Kleine-Levin syndrome: interface between neurology and psychiatry. | | Author(s) | Justo LP, Calil HM, Prado-Bolognani SA, Muszkat M | | Institution | Department of Pychobilogy, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. | | Source | Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2007 Mar; 65(1):150-152. | | Abstract | We report the first episode of Kleine-Levin (KLS) syndrome in a 17-year-old male. The illness onset, clinical features, neuropsychological evaluation and polysomnographic recording are described. Typical symptoms hypersomnia, hyperphagia and sexual disinhibition were observed besides behavioral disturbances, polysonographic and neuropsychological alterations. Behavioral disturbances similar to a manic episode including psychotic symptoms were relevant. The pharmacologic treatment included lithium, methylphenidate and risperidone. The introduction of risperidone aimed the control of psychotic symptoms and the persistent manifestations of hypersexuality after sleepness control and to the best of our knowledge there are no other report regarding risperidone use for KLS in the literature. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 17420845 |
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