A case of fatal familial insomnia in Africa

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 256, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1778-1779

  Baldin, Elisa ^a   Capellari, Sabina ^a   Provini, Federica ^a   Corrado, Patrizia ^a   Liguori, Rocco ^a   Parchi, Piero ^a   Montagna, Pasquale ^a   Cortelli, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; DYSMETRIA; FATAL FAMILIAL INSOMNIA; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUTATOR GENE; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRION PROTEIN GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP TIME; TREMOR;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; FAMILY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INSOMNIA, FATAL FAMILIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PEDIGREE; PRIONS;

EID: 70349652317     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5205-4     Document Type: Letter

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