The behavioural features of fatal familial insomnia: A new Italian case with pathological verification

Alberto Raggi; Daniela Perani; Giorgio Giaccone; Sandro Iannaccone; Mauro Manconi; Marco Zucconi; Valentina Garibotto; Alessandra Marcone; Michele Zamboni; Lucia Limido; Fabrizio Tagliavini; Luigi Ferini-Strambi; Stefano F. Cappa

doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2008.05.007

The behavioural features of fatal familial insomnia: A new Italian case with pathological verification

Alberto Raggi, Daniela Perani, Giorgio Giaccone, Sandro Iannaccone, Mauro Manconi, Marco Zucconi, Valentina Garibotto, Alessandra Marcone, Michele Zamboni, Lucia Limido, Fabrizio Tagliavini, Luigi Ferini-Strambi, Stefano F. Cappa

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We report a new, pathologically verified Italian case of fatal familial insomnia, whose clinical presentation was characterised by complex behavioural disturbances, suggesting wakefulness/NREM/REM combinations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	581-585
Number of pages	5
Journal	Sleep Medicine
Volume	10
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2008.05.007
Publication status	Published - May 2009

Keywords

Agrypnia
Fatal familial insomnia
Mixed states of wakefulness and sleep
Sleep regulation
Status dissociatus
Thalamus

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Raggi, A., Perani, D., Giaccone, G., Iannaccone, S., Manconi, M., Zucconi, M., Garibotto, V., Marcone, A., Zamboni, M., Limido, L., Tagliavini, F., Ferini-Strambi, L., & Cappa, S. F. (2009). The behavioural features of fatal familial insomnia: A new Italian case with pathological verification. Sleep Medicine, 10(5), 581-585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2008.05.007

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