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Can Having Insomnia Kill You?

January 24, 2024 by Sophia Kim

Can Having Insomnia Kill You? Insomnia has been the direct cause of death in a very small number of cases. An extremely rare genetic disease called fatal familial insomnia Will I die if I have insomnia? We know there is one condition associated with lack of sleep which can be fatal. With fatal familial insomnia

How Do People Get Sporadic Fatal Insomnia?

January 24, 2024 by Sophia Kim

How Do People Get Sporadic Fatal Insomnia? In all instances, FFI is caused by an abnormal variant in the prion-related protein (PRPN) gene, although sometimes, the disorder occurs randomly, without a variant PRPN gene (sporadic fatal insomnia, or SFI). The PRNP gene regulates the production of the human prion protein. Is there such a thing