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ERIC Number: EJ426648
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0140-1971
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A Disorder Unique to Adolescence? The Kleine-Levin Syndrome.
Cawthorn, Paul
Journal of Adolescence, v13 n4 p401-06 Dec 1990
Describes Kleine-Levin syndrome, rare disorder characterized by excessive sleep and abnormal hunger. Notes that, in its pure form, disorder can only be diagnosed in adolescent males. Presents case study of 15-year-old male with disease. Presents evidence which suggests link between Kleine-Levin syndrome and cyclic affective disorders. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Etiology, Foreign Countries, Males, Mental Disorders, Sleep
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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