00:00Imagine sleeping not just for a day or two, but for a whole week
00:05and waking up not remembering anything about what happened.
00:08This was the case of Louisa Paul, the Sleeping Princess.
00:12A little girl whose life was turned into a nightmare due to a rare disease
00:16called the Sleeping Wolf.
00:18Louisa was a normal, laid-back girl who loved dancing and life.
00:23Suddenly, at the age of 15, she began to show some strange symptoms.
00:28She used to sleep for a very long time.
00:30At first, it was two or three days,
00:33but these symptoms increased to the point that she slept for two whole weeks
00:37without anyone being able to wake her up.
00:39And when she woke up, she was as disturbed as if she were living in a dream.
00:44The symptoms that appeared on Louisa were not just a long sleep,
00:48but a mental disorder.
00:50After she woke up, she didn't know where she was and what had happened.
00:53Strange behaviors.
00:54She spoke in a childish way or acted in a strange way.
00:57Increased appetite.
00:59When she woke up, she was eating large amounts of food without feeling full.
01:04Doctors diagnosed her as having Kleine-Levin syndrome,
01:09a rare disease that affects one in every million people.
01:13To this day, the cause of the disease is unknown,
01:16but scientists believe it has to do with a brain defect,
01:20specifically in the area responsible for sleep.
01:23It could also be due to a virus infection or a genetic preparation,
01:27but there is no definitive evidence so far.
01:30These symptoms made Louisa lose sight of school and her normal life.
01:34She used to skip parties and important times with her friends.
01:37Even her dreams of dancing became impossible.
01:40Louisa said that her life was like movies.
01:43She would sleep and wake up and find the world around her changed.
01:47Unfortunately, there is no definitive cure for the disease.
01:50Louisa was taking medication to reduce the symptoms or make the seizures lighter.
01:55Over time, the seizures began to decrease, but the disease was still affecting her life.
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