The case of an adolescent with Kleine-Levin syndrome is presented who exhibited a consistent and predictable photoparoxysmal self-limited response to intermittent photic stimulation during all relapses of his hypersomnic phase. A possible cause of this association that has not been previously reported is speculated based on observations concerning the two disorders. (J Child Neurol 2003;18:432—433).
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