Conditions / Infectious

fatal familial insomnia

info · Infectious · ICD-10: A81.83

A prion disease that is characterized by insomnia, hallucinations, dementia and death, located_in the brain.

Signs and symptoms

  • Myoclonus
  • Ataxia
  • Insomnia
  • Dysphagia
  • Diplopia
  • Dysarthria
  • Abnormal autonomic nervous system physiology
  • Dementia
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Neuronal loss in central nervous system