KLS in the Media
April 3, 2008, Lancaster NewsMcKinney_remembered_at_second_annual_walk_03.08.doc
McKinney Remembered at Second Annual Walk
November 14, 2007, San Diego Jewish World, November 14, 2007
KLS: A rare syndrome affecting Ashkenazi families for which there is no known cure
August 15, 2007, DISCOVER MAGAZINE Science, Technology and the Future
Rip Van Winkle Disease
March 29, 2007, The Jewish Advocate
Newton Rallies Around Family Stricken with Rare Condition
February 26, 2007, Daily Mail (UK)
Nightmare of the girl who can’t wake up for a week
November 28, 2006, Inside Edition
Sleeping Beauty Syndrome
November 7, 2006, Local 6 - Orlando, Florida (WKMG TV)
Syndrome Can Keep People Asleep for Weeks
October 20, 2006, Current Science
Weekly Reader/Altered State
One page PDF file
October 13, 2006, Cleveland Jewish News
Sleeping Away Their Youth
September 20, 2006, CBS Chicago Affiliate
Rare Illness Makes Some Reluctant Sleeping Beauties
September 10, 2006, The Lancaster News
Lancaster Mother Glad to see More Focus on Rare Disorder
July 26, 2006, ABC News - Prime Time Medical Mysteries
Medical Mystery: Sleeping Beauty Disorder
An ABC television show on KLS with the Farber and Delein families.
April 21, 2006, Lancaster News
Mother Hopes to Raise Awarness about Rare Disorder after Son’s Death
Article in the Lancaster News regarding KLS and Ryan White, who died of a heart disorder.
March 4, 2006, Orange County Register
The sleeping years
A rare disorder keeps a Placentia teen in bed 20 hours a day, weeks at a time.
December 29, 2005, CNN
Kleine Levin Syndrome featured on CNN
Kleine Levin Syndrome (KLS) was featured on the nationally televised CNN show “Paula Zahn Now” and on CNN Headline News on December 29, 2005. The segment featured Eric, a very brave 15 year old, as he struggles with KLS. In addition, the segment featured Dr. Mignot fromStanford University who stated that he is interested in researching possible genetic factors associated with KLS. He further said that more research is needed to determine a definite cause for Kleine-Levin Syndrome.
April 19, 2001, CBS 48 Hours
Television show on KLS
March 14, 2001, The Montel Williams Show
Television Show on KLS
November 27, 2000, Woman Magazine
I Fell Asleep for 5 Months
Woman Magazine, London England
November 4, 2000, Northwest Afternoon Live, ABC Affiliate KOMO, Seattle, WA
Television show on KLS
October 17, 2000, NBC Dateline
The Sleeping Princess
October 2, 2000, Inside Edition
Sleeping Beauties
September 6, 2000, Houston ABC affiliate KTRK
The Debra Duncan Show Live
Television show dealt with the experiences of Kristie Brown and Stephen Maier with KLS.
September 1, 2000, Cosmopolitan Magazine
The Woman Who Couldn’t Wake Up
Cosmopolitan Magazine, September 2000 issue. To order a copy contact the Back Issue Dept. 1-800-925-0485
May 11, 2000, Extra
The “Rip Van Winkle” Sleep Disorder
February 28, 2000, Good Morning America
Sleeping Beauty
Fox Affiliate TV Show, 2006
Eric Haller’s experience with KLS.
ADVANCEforSleep.com
Sleeping Their Lives Away
2001 article from Advance for Sleep.com, regardng Steve Maier and his experience with KLS.
CNBC - The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch
CNBC Medical Mysteries
CNBC aired a program on 'Medical Mysteries'Wednesday, August 9 @ 10pm on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. He interviewed Dani and Varda Farber on KLS.