Kleine-Levin Syndrome: Kleine-Levin syndrome is a rare neurological disorder characterized by recurring periods of excessive amounts of sleep and altered behavior. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Kleine-Levin Syndrome is available below.
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Prognosis for Kleine-Levin Syndrome: symptomatic periods may last for days or weeks with weeks or months between periods and improvements usually occur with age
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Kleine-Levin Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Kleine-Levin Syndrome, or a subtype of Kleine-Levin Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Kleine-Levin Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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