What is Fatal familial insomnia?

What is Fatal familial insomnia?

• Fatal familial insomnia: A very rare inherited brain disease that severely affects sleep and causes progressive deterioration of mental and movement functions.
• Fatal familial insomnia: An autosomal dominant disorder characterized by degeneration of the THALAMUS and progressive insomnia. It is caused by a mutation in the prion protein (PRIONS).
  Source - Diseases Database

Fatal familial insomnia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Fatal familial insomnia, or a subtype of Fatal familial insomnia, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Name and Aliases of Fatal familial insomnia

Main name of condition: Fatal familial insomnia

FFI, insomnia [dysautonomia thalamic], Familial fatal insomnia, Insomnia familial fatal

Familial fatal insomnia, Insomnia familial fatal
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Types of Fatal familial insomnia:

Parent types of Fatal familial insomnia: Prion diseases, Sleep disorders, Brain conditions, Genetic Disease, Bizarre medical conditions

Organs Affected by Fatal familial insomnia:

brain

How serious is Fatal familial insomnia?

Prognosis of Fatal familial insomnia: the condition is progressive and death usually occurs about 9 months from onset of symptoms
Complications of Fatal familial insomnia: see complications of Fatal familial insomnia

What causes Fatal familial insomnia?

Class of Condition for Fatal familial insomnia: prion, genetic
Causes of Fatal familial insomnia: see causes of Fatal familial insomnia

How is it treated?

Treatments for Fatal familial insomnia: see treatments for Fatal familial insomnia