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Hypersomnia

A Discussion of Psychiatric Implications Based on Three Cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Alexander Bonkalo
Alexander Bonkalo*
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University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada
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Epimenides, a Cretan poet of the 6th century b.c., withdrew into a cave where he fell asleep; he awoke 57 years later (7). This anecdote is probably the first recorded case of hypersomnia. Sleeping Beauty, Rip Van Winkle and other personalities of folklore and literature followed. Clinically valid contributions, however, first appeared around the turn of this century.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 114 , Issue 506 , January 1968 , pp. 69 - 75
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1968 

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