Sleeping Beauty Syndrome: she slept 58 days in a row

Kleine-Levin syndrome, which is sometimes called the Sleeping Beauty syndrome ruined lives charming student from London. 23-year-old girl because of his frustration once slept 59 days.

Sleeping Beauty Syndrome

This syndrome, which causes many inexplicable bouts of sleepiness, is considered one of the rarest disorders in the world. Some of his victims are sleeping all day long, others for weeks, and in the case of a student of Goldsmiths University Imaarl Dupris, sleep attacks last as long as 59 days. Throughout this period, she behaved like a little kid.

Of course, close Imaarl could not allow her to sleep for so many days in a row without waking. Therefore, a regular girl woke to feed, to wash and to give an opportunity to send natural needs. But the victim Sleeping Beauty Syndrome   I was in a kind of trance and poorly understood where she was and what was going on. Even today Imaarl relies entirely on the support of its 46-Lenya Kerry Griffiths, mother and 21-year-old sister Shahneku Dupre.

"When the syndrome just started in me to appear, the mother thought that I experience a nervous breakdown - says Imaarl. - Actually, I thought so. I was in need of constant care, and my sister had to leave the university to look after me. This syndrome ruined my life, and it was a real punishment for the family. When I woke up, it was the other person understands nothing, and no one will know. And so it went until the end of the attack. "

Between bouts of sleepiness victim Sleeping Beauty Syndrome   It is quite normal. But because of the impact that caused the disorder, they may develop depression. Total in the world officially registered 1000 patients with Kleine-Levin syndrome, and 70% are men. Medicine has no way to treat the disease, so that relatives of patients have to carry around the clock watch. (READ MORE)

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