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Fatal familial insomnia presenting with agrypnia excitata and very low atonia index level: A case report and literature review.
Medicine - 1 May 2018
Yang Tae-Won, Park Byeongsu, Kim Keun Tae, Jun Jin-Sun, Kim Young-Soo, Lee Soon-Tae, Jung Keun-Hwa, Chu Kon, Lee Sang Kun, Jung Ki-Young
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a human prion disease that is characterized by sleep-wake cycle deterioration, loss of slow-wave sleep, and motor overactivation over the daily 24-hour period. PATIENT CONCERNS: Here, we report the case of a 57-year-old man who had an irregular sleep-wake cycle and exhibited frequent movements and vocalizations during sleep. DIAGNOSES: Video-polysomnography showed...
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