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Is it common that people with fatal familia insomnia or sporadic fatal insomnia has dry mucous membrane?

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Dr. Christopher Wilson answered

Specializes in Sleep Medicine

Not that I know of: These are such rare conditions that i doubt there are data to support or refute the presence of dryness in ffi.

Answered 12/15/2012

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