Faisal Alfaksh, William Borghol, Saja Karaja, Mohammad Kasem, Naira Shaalan
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Abstract
Background: Sleep disorders are a common health problem that can be classified into many types that are distinguished by their history and characteristics. In this case report, we discuss a case of a patient suffering from recurrent unusual prolonged sleep attacks lasting up to 9 days that responded excellently to levetiracetam.
Case presentation: An 18-year-old Syrian male patient presented to the neurology department complaining of recurrent prolonged sleep episodes lasting for 9 days. Although Kleine-Levin syndrome was suspected, the history and investigations ruled it out. The patient was then treated with levetiracetam as a trial, and the response was excellent.
Conclusion: This case is a rare and unusual sleep disorder that does not match any of the known sleep disorders. What makes the case unique is the unexpected response to levetiracetam.
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JMCR is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal that will consider any original case report that expands the field of general medical knowledge. Reports should show one of the following: 1. Unreported or unusual side effects or adverse interactions involving medications 2. Unexpected or unusual presentations of a disease 3. New associations or variations in disease processes 4. Presentations, diagnoses and/or management of new and emerging diseases 5. An unexpected association between diseases or symptoms 6. An unexpected event in the course of observing or treating a patient 7. Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect
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