KLEINELEVIN SYNDROME (KLS)

Course overview

KLEINE–LEVIN SYNDROME (KLS), ALSO KNOWN AS "SLEEPING BEAUTY SYNDROME," IS A RARE YET DEVASTATING PARASOMNIA THAT INCLUDES RECURRENT EPISODES OF HYPERSOMNIA, ALONG WITH BEHAVIORAL OR COGNITIVE ABNORMALITIES, COUPLED WITH COMPULSIVE EATING AND HYPERSEXUALITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF KLEINE–LEVIN SYNDROME AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.