A fatal familial insomnia patient initially misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease: a case report

A fatal familial insomnia patient initially misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease: a case report

Abstract Background Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited disease and a type of prion diseases. We report a case of fatal familial insomnia (FFI) in a 52-year-old man who was initially misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease. Case presentation The patient presented with pe...

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Main Authors: Meizhao Qiao, Huimin Wu, Lei Chi, Qun Yao, Xinyang Qi, Xing Ye, Xingjian Lin, Minjie Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Fatal familial insomnia
Alzheimer’s disease
Prion disease
Amyloid-β
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-024-03999-0
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