Fatal insomnia

This deadly disease is known to be a prion disease. Prions are proteins in the body, which directly lacking genetic makeup rogue. They are produced by a faulty wrinkles behavior, make the proteins in the process mutate. Now, these prions directly attack thalamus of the brain, the part that is responsible for a person's sleep regulation. Generally see members of the family, who have inherited this disease symptoms of age 30-60.

Stages of the fatal familial insomnia

There are four stages in the fatal familial insomnia:
1. Etappe- , attacks the person experiencing sudden insomnia. These attacks have insomnia phobias and panic attacks. This phase can last about 4 months.

2. Etappe- the second stage is characterized by extreme sweating and hallucinations. These symptoms are caused by the deep psychological trauma, which is the spirit of the person of plagues. The person undergo these symptoms for at least 5 months.

3. Etappe- after 9 months is the person now under total insomnia. He/she will quickly lose weight. Also, the person will begin to lose control of his body functions. We can see that a person who is already very well-drained, at this stage looks tired and haggard. The person experiencing this phase for 3 months.

a Etappe- This phase while the person dementia is already as well as subject. Dementia is the complete loss of cognitive ability and intelligence. The person will be unable to speak and will eventually die. The person will suffer for at least 6 months at this stage before his death from severe insomnia.

Symptoms of fatal familial insomnia
The former symptom of this disease is the gradual reduction in the time to sleep. If the person usually for 8 hours sleep a day, will he find, that can take a sleep only for an hour, or he may sleep not at all. Once a person is deprived sleep, he will immediately feel that tired, weak and mentally and physically exhausted. Once a victim of this already is suffering, it will be impossible, to avoid hallucinations and panic attacks, because the mind and body to work properly.

Friends and relatives of people who suffer from severe insomnia can not really do anything about it. Usually this gene has a 50% chance of inherited, if the parents also have it. Symptoms are only unravel, after the person is already reached in child-bearing age and once already has the gene was a descendant has passed.

Treatment for fatal familial insomnia
Currently, there is still no known treatment for this disease. Some doctors recommend gene therapy to do, but it has so far failed as well. Although the effects of this disease reversal is already impossible, there are some treatments to help improve the symptoms of severe insomnia.

Posted in: Fatal,insomnia