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KLEINE‐LEVIN SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Ferguson B. G.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1986.tb02336.x
Subject(s) - crying , psychology , psychiatry , poison control , depressive symptoms , pediatrics , medicine , medical emergency , anxiety
— The case of a 10 yr old boy suffering from Kleine‐Levin syndrome is described. The diagnosis was originally obscured by symptoms which suggested a primary depressive disorder. Unusual features included bizarre crying behaviour and unfounded allegations of sexual assault. Although the syndrome is rare, the need to be aware of the diagnosis is stressed, particularly in pre‐pubertal children suffering from significant episodic depressive sysmptoms.