title: Psychosis in a case of kleine-levin syndrome: a diagnostic challenge.
abstract: Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare disorder of sleep diagnosed mainly on clinical grounds. It presents a unique diagnostic dilemma for neurologists and psychiatrists; especially due to a high risk of being diagnosed as a psychiatric condition like a mood disorder. However, there is literature available documenting the cooccurrence of psychiatric illnesses in patients diagnosed with KLS. The following case highlights the above points.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Vasantmeghna Srinivasa
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Amol Deepak
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kelkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sushma Sanjiv
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sonavane
keywords: Bipolar disorder; Kleine-Levin syndrome; diagnosis; psychosis