Sporadic fatal insomnia in a young woman: A diagnostic challenge: Case Report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sporadic fatal insomnia (sFI) and fatal familial insomnia (FFI) are rare human prion diseases.</p> <p>Case Presentation</p> <p>We report a case of a 33-year-old female who died of a prion disease for whom the...

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Main Authors: Cracco Laura, Zou Wen-Quan, Maddox Ryan A, Schonberger Lawrence B, Moody Karen M, Cali Ignazio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/11/136