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Gait disorders in fatal familial insomnia.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Mar 2014
Cortelli Pietro, Fabbri Margherita, Calandra-Buonaura Giovanna, Capellari Sabina, Tinuper Paolo, Parchi Piero, Lugaresi Elio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a hereditary autosomal-dominant prion disease linked to a mutation of the prion protein gene and characterized by sleep and autonomic abnormalities at onset followed by motor disturbances. We describe gait abnormalities in 13 FFI cases with different d...
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