Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Sleeping Beauty Syndrome

 Sleeping Beauty Syndrome  If you think that the story of Sleeping Beauty is a fairy tale, then get acquainted with 15-year-old Louisa Ball from the UK. Relatives and friends call her sleeping beauty, but the girl's life anything but fabulous. We are asleep at a time for 6-8 hours, and Louise - two weeks!

She slept for school exams, dance lessons, Christmas and New Year. Her whole family went to Europe for a long weekend, taking Louise with him, and she slept the whole trip. How to explain the science of her condition? The girl has a rare neurological rastrojstvo - Kleine-Levin syndrome , Also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome .

Its causes are unknown, but he tortures his victims delivers a lot. On average, suffering from his people sleep most of the day (18 hours!). Naturally, they can not learn, work and even go on a visit. Sometimes they wake up only to eat or go to the toilet. Their minds confused, and in rare waking hours these people still irresistibly drowsy.

Louise syndrome developed in 2008 just after the flu. The doctors could not understand the cause of her fatigue, considering that we are talking about some kind of hormonal disorders. And then the girl slept for 10 consecutive days once, and the diagnosis was made. The parents woke her once a day to feed and reduce the toilet. Then again, Louise put to sleep.

Medications do not help her. She usually sleeps for 12-14 consecutive days, followed by some time awake, poorly understanding what was happening around her. She gave up the biggest passions of his life - dancing lessons. The parents remained the last hope of experimental medicines, which will soon be issued daughter. Well, or at a handsome prince, able to wake up with a kiss this really beautiful girl.

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