Structured Summary
Abstract
An autosomal dominant disorder characterized by degeneration of the THALAMUS and progressive insomnia. It is caused by a mutation in the prion protein (PRIONS).
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
Synonyms
15 entry terms
- Familial Fatal Insomnia
- Insomnia Familial Fatal
- Insomnia, Fatal Familial
- Familial Fatal Insomnias
- Familial Fatal, Insomnia
- Familial Fatals, Insomnia
- Fatal Familial Insomnias
- Fatal Insomnia, Familial
- Fatal Insomnias, Familial
- Fatal, Insomnia Familial
- Fatals, Insomnia Familial
- Insomnia Familial Fatals
- Insomnia, Familial Fatal
- Insomnias, Familial Fatal
- Insomnias, Fatal Familial
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
36 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
MeSH Record
History Note
2003; use PRION DISEASES 1993-2002
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Prion Diseases (1992-2002)
- Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders (1986-1992)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Fatal Familial Insomnia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D034062. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D034062
- Fatal Familial Insomnia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia
- Fatal Familial Insomnia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q862872