Imagine going to sleep and not waking up for eight months. This extraordinary behaviour is normal living for about 500 people around the world – including three Australians – who suffer from one of the world’s most bizarre conditions – Kleine-Levin Syndrome otherwise known as Sleeping Beauty Disease.

This story originally aired on the July 22, 2012

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