Fatal insomnia: Sporadic fatal insomnia is believed to be a prion disease that cause degeneration of the nervous system. Symptoms include disrupted sleep and daytime hypersomnolence, abnormalities of the autonomic system, abnormal movements , imbalance speech and swallowing problems. Abnormal behavior may be assumed to be due to psychiatric illness.
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