Fatal familial insomnia

Last revised by Matthew Lukies on 14 Jun 2018

Fatal familial insomnia is an extremely rare autosomal dominant inherited prion disease 1. Unlike other prion diseases, it does not exhibit spongiform changes. The main pathological findings are gliosis in the inferior olivary nuclei and thalami.

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