Beautiful and
intelligent. That's the first
impression that are designated for a British teenager, Louisa Ball. But this 15-year-old girl
apparently has a habit of disturbing enough, namely sleep for days.
According to the NBC
page, Louisa possibility of suffering a called Kleine-Levin syndrome,
popularly called "Sleeping Sickness." No wonder, when Louisa
resistant to sleep even for 13 days.
Louisa's mother, Lottie,
revealed that her daughter had started to experience an unnatural habit
since a year ago. Initially, she suffered
from flu-like symptoms. But after suffering from
symptoms that, Louisa often known to sleep in a very long period of
time.
During sleep, Louisa did
not seem disturbed by the shocks or encouragement. "We were not able
Development Authority him," Lottie said when interviewed on NBC in a
show that aired Friday (5 / 2) last week.
Habit is what makes
Lottie restless. Because, due to sleep for
long periods, often spending hours Louisa actually eat. "I often say to him,
'Louisa, let's wake up. Eat first." He apparently did not
have the strength just to open his eyelids, "said Lottie.
Louisa now spend more
time sleeping, either during a family vacation, when break dancing
exercise, even during school exams.
He himself also admitted
to fret because they can sleep for long. "I was so upset because
having this disease, is certainly a lot of things I had missed," said
Louisa quoted as saying by Daily News of the World end of January last. "I can not remember
anything when I woke up. I was thinking, 'Why did this happen to me',"
he continued.
Since last year, the team
of doctors examined in Louisa St. George's in Tooting,
England. According to doctor's
diagnosis, she was suffering from Kleine-Levin Syndrome, which make the
sufferer can fall asleep in a long time. The patient had
maintained for some time, but will feel dazed and did not really
conscious.
In the corners of the
world, it is estimated syndrome of 1,000 people. According to doctors,
Sleeping Sickness was often attacked teenagers, mainly aged between 8 to
12 years. However, the syndrome
could disappear by itself.
Team doctors do not know
exactly what extent the causes and how to cure people with diseases
Sleeping Beauty. Now, Louisa can only hope
that the syndrome could soon disappear by itself. "I hope to one day be rid
of the problem," said Louisa.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
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