Sleeping Beauty syndrome
- noun
- /ˈsliːpɪŋ ˈbjuːti ˈsɪndroʊm/
- Specialized
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síndrome de la Bella Durmiente
- People with Sleeping Beauty syndrome can sleep for days at a time before waking up confused and disoriented.
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According to the Canadian Press, there are no diagnostic tests for Sleeping Beauty Syndrome, and symptoms of the disorder, in addition to sleeping for long periods of time, can include "compulsive eating, cognitive and mood disturbances, or hypersexuality, the latter mostly experienced by males with the condition."
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Sleeping Beauty Syndrome, and there is as yet no known cure.
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It's also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome.
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Sleeping Beauty Syndrome: Teen Naps for 64 Days
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Yahoo! News has more background on Sleeping Beauty Syndrome that reportedly only affects 1,000 people around the world:
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The doctor explained that Sleeping Beauty syndrome can lead to episodes of excessive sleep along with changes in behavior.
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During her struggle with Sleeping Beauty syndrome, she found it difficult to stay awake for more than a few hours.
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
A learner who knows 'sleeping', 'beauty', and 'syndrome' can infer this is a named medical condition related to sleep—the compound evokes the fairy-tale 'Sleeping Beauty' and therefore prolonged sleep episodes. However, the specific clinical features (recurrent hypersomnia, confusion, and cognitive problems) and that it refers to Kleine–Levin syndrome are not predictable from the parts alone, so the relation is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Sleeping Beauty syndrome gets its name from the fairy tale about a princess who slept for years, and the picture of a sleeping beauty is an easy memory hook. That's why the name refers to a condition where someone has repeated 'long sleep' episodes and may be confused when awake.