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Sporadic fatal insomnia in a young woman: a diagnostic challenge: case report.
BMC neurology - 31 Oct 2011
Moody Karen M, Schonberger Lawrence B, Maddox Ryan A, Zou Wen-Quan, Cracco Laura, Cali Ignazio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sporadic fatal insomnia (sFI) and fatal familial insomnia (FFI) are rare human prion diseases. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 33-year-old female who died of a prion disease for whom the diagnosis of sFI or FFI was not considered clinically. Following death of this patient, an interview with a close family member indicated the patient's illness included a major change in her sleep pattern,...
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