title: The behavioural features of fatal familial insomnia: A new Italian case with pathological verification.
abstract: We report a new, pathologically verified Italian case of fatal familial insomnia, whose clinical presentation was characterised by complex behavioural disturbances, suggesting wakefulness/NREM/REM combinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, San Raffaele Turro Hospital, 20127 Milan, Italy. raggi.alberto@hsr.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raggi
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perani
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giaccone
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iannaccone
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manconi
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zucconi
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Garibotto
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marcone
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zamboni
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Limido
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tagliavini
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferini-Strambi
authors.forename: Stefano F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Cappa
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D034062:Insomnia, Fatal Familial / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D007558:Italy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging