Fatal Familial Insomnia

Fatal familial insomnia is a very rare genetic degenerative disorder it is caused by an abnormal variant in the protein gene A person with this disorder will normally live between 12 to 18 months however it has been known for people to live for up to 7 years. The onset of this disease normally occurs between the ages of 32-62 years although it has occurred in some people earlier on in life this disease can present itself as dementia as the person becomes more and more confused unfortunately there is no cure and there doesn't seem to be any treatment although it seems sleep medications are given and a drug called Klonopin to treat muscle spasms Symptoms trouble sleeping vivid dreams hallucination's can occur trouble staying asleep muscle twitching and spasms or Parkinson's kike symptoms loss of appetite deteriorating cognitive and mental function speech problems excessive sweating swallowing unexplained weight loss fever

Marina Barker