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Classroom classification

百科

Fatal familial insomnia

精神科

Common symptoms

共济失调、多梦、木僵、幻觉、肌阵挛、昏睡、睡眠障碍、构音障碍、口齿不清

The pathology of disease

Fatal familial insomnia is autosomal dominant prion disease; PRNP D178N; progressive intractable insomnia; dysautonomia; motor signs; rapid fatal; no treatment.

Symptoms

Progressive intractable insomnia; dysautonomia (tachycardia/hyperhidrosis); motor signs; dementia; young/middle age; family history; rapid decline

Causes

PRNP gene mutation D178N; prion; thalamic degeneration.

Treatment

No treatment; supportive; genetic counseling; prion precautions; research

Dept

Neurology / genetics.

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