現實版睡美人:22歲美少女每天須睡足22小時

Girl, 22, With 'Sleeping Beauty Syndrome' Falls Asleep For Several Months at a Time

現實版睡美人：22歲美少女每天須睡足22小時

This 22-year-old is the modern Sleeping Beauty — but the bizarre disorder is not quite as glamorous as the fairy tale.

22歲的美少女成了現實版睡美人，但患上“睡美人綜合徵”可沒有童話裏那麼美好。

Beth Goodier, of Stockport, England, was diagnosed with Kleine-Levin syndrome when she was 16 years old.

這位名叫Beth Goodier的女孩來自英國斯托克波特。她16歲時，被查出患有克萊恩-萊文綜合症。

Her mom, Janine Goodier, told she had just recovered from tonsillitis when she started coming home from class complaining of extreme fatigue and inability to focus.

她媽媽Janine Goodier告訴InsideEdition網站，最早發病那次，她扁桃體炎剛恢復，那段時間放學後總是抱怨在學校特別累，精力很難集中。

"She was struggling to stay awake," Goodier said. "That continued for about two weeks. One day, she fell asleep on the sofa downstairs, and didn't wake up."

Goodier說，“她努力保持清醒，但堅持了2周。突然有一天，她在沙發上睡着後，就再也不醒了。”

Panicked, Goodier said she eventually shook her daughter awake, but as she regained consciousness, Beth started babbling incoherently, as if she were a child again.

Goodier說她當時被嚇了一跳，趕緊把女兒搖醒。但女兒有意識後，卻開始跟幾歲小孩一樣胡言亂語。

Beth was taken to the hospital, where she remained for the first several months on and off, until a neurologist recognized the symptoms and diagnosed her with KLS.

隨後，媽媽把Beth送到醫院。在那裏的數月裏，她經歷了各種各樣的檢查，直到有個神經學家發現了她的症狀跟克萊恩-萊文綜合症吻合。

Although seven years have passed since her diagnosis, "It's never nice. My heart always sinks, but it is what it is. We have to get on and cope with it," her mom said.

現在據診斷已經有7年，但她媽媽說：“我們過得一點都不好。我對此很擔憂，但又無計可施。我們只能選擇去接受這個現實。”

Goodier explained when Beth is awake, anywhere between two and six hours a day, her 22-year-old daughter reverts back to her 5-year-old self when she is "asleep." Beth is often confused and frustrated by the world around her. She often asks, "Am I dead, mummy?" and speaks in a child-like voice.

Goodier說，Beth每天只有2-6小時保持清醒，“睡着”時意識就像5歲孩子。Beth對周圍的世界感到困惑而沮喪。她經常用童稚的聲音發問，“媽媽，我是不是死了。”

When Beth wakes up, she has no recollection of the episode. Her mom spends the first few moments catching her up on major events.

當Beth醒來時，她總忘記從前的事。她媽媽不得不先花時間幫她回憶重要的事情。

"She doesn't remember her 17th year at all, and she probably won't remember much of this year either," Goodier said. Beth is currently "asleep," and has been for the last two and a half months.

“她記不起17歲的那年的事情，今年的事情估計也沒什麼印象了，”Goodier說。Beth現在還在“睡眠”狀態，而且已經持續2個半月了。

According to doctors, people often get KLS in their youth years, and grow out of it in an average of 13 years. But because the disease is so rare, most people go several years before they are diagnosed.

據醫生講，患者通常在幼年就患上克萊恩-萊文綜合症。13歲後，症狀會越來越明顯。但這個病很罕見，許多人得了數年纔會被診斷出來。

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