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Kleine-Levin Syndrome: Rare, Unique Sleep Disorder
Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, Director of the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine appeared on the Today Show this morning and was interviewed in-studio by Matt Lauer. The subject was Kleine-Levin Syndrome, a rare and unique sleep disorder. Dr. Mignot appears around the 2:30 mark.
The link to the Today Show broadcast can be found here: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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Great post Mike. Did you hear the father say how bad it was for his daughter. He says something about how this disorder is causing his daughter to lose 1/3 of her life to sleep. Most normal people sacrifice 1/3 of their lives to sleep. Someone with this disorder might lose 50-75% of their lives to sleep during an episode. Most only wake up to go to the bathroom.
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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Yeah. I was particularly interested in this clip because I personally know Dr. Mignon, and am a big fan of his work and purpose. When it comes to bleeding edge research in Sleep, his lab is really leading the charge.
Rock Hinkle said:Great post Mike. Did you hear the father say how bad it was for his daughter. He says something about how this disorder is causing his daughter to lose 1/3 of her life to sleep. Most normal people sacrifice 1/3 of their lives to sleep. Someone with this disorder might lose 50-75% of their lives to sleep during an episode. Most only wake up to go to the bathroom.
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I had not heard of him. I will keep an eye/ear out for some of his research.
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he discovered the gene for narcolepsy, among other things.
Rock Hinkle said:I had not heard of him. I will keep an eye/ear out for some of his research.
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I should probably pay more attention to the authors of my reading. I have read so much. It is hard to keep up.
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Rock -- I feel like that last remark might have come across the wrong way online. I wasn't at all trying to make you feel bad for not knowing who this guy is. No reason you should. I just happen to have met him out in California a few times, so I feel a special connection to him.
Rock Hinkle said:I should probably pay more attention to the authors of my reading. I have read so much. It is hard to keep up.
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I did not take anyway whatsoever. No need to apologize. I do not know 1/3 of the major players in sleep. My career begins with the passing of my test. I have plenty of time to learn their names.
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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They had a segment awhile back on Discovery Health about a boy that had this.
It was interesting and would be terrible to have.
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