Successful Use of Valproate in Kleine-Levin Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Cases Reported from India

Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is characterized by recurrent episodes of hypersomnia and other symptoms and it is a really challenging for the physician, since its causes are not yet clear, and available treatment options are not having adequate support. Here, we are reporting a case with successful us...

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Autores principales: Nebhinani, Naresh, Avasthi, Ajit, Modi, Manish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4649824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26664089
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.162931
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description Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is characterized by recurrent episodes of hypersomnia and other symptoms and it is a really challenging for the physician, since its causes are not yet clear, and available treatment options are not having adequate support. Here, we are reporting a case with successful use of valproate in KLS and also reviewing the cases reported from India.
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spelling pubmed-46498242015-12-10 Successful Use of Valproate in Kleine-Levin Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Cases Reported from India Nebhinani, Naresh Avasthi, Ajit Modi, Manish Indian J Psychol Med Case Report Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is characterized by recurrent episodes of hypersomnia and other symptoms and it is a really challenging for the physician, since its causes are not yet clear, and available treatment options are not having adequate support. Here, we are reporting a case with successful use of valproate in KLS and also reviewing the cases reported from India. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4649824/ /pubmed/26664089 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.162931 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr Successful Use of Valproate in Kleine-Levin Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Cases Reported from India
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title_short Successful Use of Valproate in Kleine-Levin Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Cases Reported from India
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