15-year-old girl in the UK has just woken from two months of almost solid sleep due to an extremely rare medical condition. Stacey Comerford from Shropshire in the UK is one of just 1000 people alive to suffer from Kleine-Levin syndrome, commonly known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome. The disorder means she sleeps for 20 hours a day for weeks at a time. When she awakes during these 'episodes', she's barely able to sip water or get any food down.
Kleine-Levin Syndrome also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by recurring periods of excessive amounts of sleeping and eating. At the onset of an episode the patient becomes drowsy and sleeps for most of the day and night, waking only to eat or go to the bathroom. They also experience confusion, disorientation, complete lack of energy and lack of emotions. Individuals are not able to attend school or work or care for themselves. Most are bedridden, tired, and uncommunicative even when awake.
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