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- Title
Fatal familial insomnia: clinical, neuropathological, and genetic description of a Spanish family.
- Authors
Tabernero, C; Polo, J M; Sevillano, M D; Muñoz, R; Berciano, J; Cabello, A; Báez, B; Ricoy, J R; Carpizo, R; Figols, J; Cuadrado, N; Claveria, L E
- Abstract
The clinical presentation and evolution, neuropathological findings, and genotyping of three members of a Spanish family affected with fatal familial insomnia are reported. The mother and two of her offspring developed a rapidly evolving disease with insomnia and behavioural disorders as the initial symptoms and died between 5 and 10 months after the onset of the illness. Frontal brain biopsy in the mother disclosed only non-significant spongiosis, and full neuropathological examination of her offspring showed thalamic and olivary degeneration with isolated focal cortical spongiosis. Genetic examination could only be performed in the contemporary patients and both harboured the prion protein (PrP) 178Asn mutation and homozygous 129 Met/Met genotype.
- Publication
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 2000, Vol 68, Issue 6, p774
- ISSN
0022-3050
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/jnnp.68.6.774