In conclusion, the patient presented with typical symptoms of Kleine-Levin syndrome. It is a rare disorder, and so far there were no reports of patients from ...SkiptomaincontentYouarehereHomeArchiveVolume2012, IssueKleineLevinsyndromeinMalaysia:firsttypicalcaseEmailalertsArticleTextArticlemenuArticleTextArticleinfoCitationToolsShareResponsesArticlemetricsAlertsPDFRarediseaseKleineLevinsyndromeinMalaysia:firsttypicalcaseRafidahBahari1,SyedHassanAhmad21PsychiatryDepartment,CyberjayaUniversityCollegeofMedicalSciences,Cyberjaya,Selangor,Malaysia2UniversitiTeknologiMARA,Selayang,Selangor,MalaysiaCorrespondencetoDrRafidahBahari,rafidahbahari{at}cybermed.edu.mySummaryA13-year-oldboypresentedwitha2weekshistoryoftearfulness,childishbehaviour,separationanxiety,hypersomnia,hyperphagiaandsexualdisinhibitionfollowingabriefepisodeoffever.Hehadbeenexperiencingtheepisodessincehewasseven.Theepisodeslastedfromafewdaysto3weeksandwouldnormallyoccuronceinayear.Mostofthetimeitstartedwithfeverandresolvedspontaneously.Inthepasthedescribedauditoryhallucinationbutnotthistime.Examinationrevealedaslightlyoverweightadolescentmaleappearingappropriatetohisage.Duringthesessionhewasrestless,sleepyandburstintotearsfrequently.Heconstantlyaskedhismotherwhenhecouldgohometosleep.Hewasverychildishandclungtohismother.Hewasgivenatrialofrisperidone1mgtobetakenonceadayfor3days.Onfollow-uphehadcompletelyrecovered.http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4679StatisticsfromAltmetric.comViewFullTextFootnotesCompetinginterestsNone.PatientconsentObtained.RequestPermissionsIfyouwishtoreuseanyorallofthisarticlepleaseusethelinkbelowwhichwilltakeyoutotheCopyrightClearanceCenter’sRightsLinkservice.Youwillbeabletogetaquickpriceandinstantpermissiontoreusethecontentinmanydifferentways.Copyrightinformation:2012BMJPublishingGroupLtdReadthefulltextordownloadthePDF:SubscribeLoginLoginviaInstitutionLoginviaOpenAthensLoginusingyourusernameandpasswordForpersonalaccountsORmanagersofinstitutionalaccountsUsername*Password*Forgotyourl