title: Recurrent hypersomnia in two adolescent males with Asperger's syndrome.
abstract: Two individuals with Asperger's syndrome, a rare pervasive developmental disorder, developed recurrent episodes of hypersomnia and abnormal behavior (Kleine-Levin syndrome) during adolescence. The possible etiological role of developmental structural brain anomalies and the differential diagnosis of recurrent hypersomnia and abnormal behavior in patients with pervasive developmental disorders are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Service, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital, Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Berthier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santamaria
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Encabo
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Tolosa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012008:Recurrence; D012894:Sleep Stages