fatal familial insomnia

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fatal familial insomnia

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  1. uncountable A very rare autosomal-dominant inherited prion disease of the brain, in which progressively worsening insomnia leads to hallucinations and delirium.

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noun a very rare autosomal-dominant inherited prion disease of the brain

Portuguêsinsónia familiar fatal, insônia familiar fatal

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@misc{fatal_familial_insomnia_2026,
  title = {fatal familial insomnia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fatal%20familial%20insomnia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}