title: A case of Kleine-Levin syndrome with a complete and sustained response to carbamazepine.
abstract: We describe a patient with Kleine-Levin syndrome who was initially misdiagnosed as having epilepsy and who achieved complete remission on carbamazepine treatment. A drug effect was established when symptoms recurred after carbamazepine taper and disappeared after reintroduction of the drug. Carbamazepine, a safer drug than lithium, can be a highly effective treatment in some patients with Kleine-Levin syndrome. This syndrome can sometimes be confused with epilepsy because of the episodic nature of the symptoms and the occasional response to anticonvulsants.
authors.affiliation: American University of Beirut, Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Taghrid
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: El Hajj
authors.forename: Wassim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nasreddine
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Korri
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atweh
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beydoun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017593:Kleine-Levin Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine