Is there a disease that kills by preventing sleep?

Oct 28, 2014 · 33m 37s
Is there a disease that kills by preventing sleep?
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The strange disease of fatal familial insomnia was first recorded in the 18th century. Its victims lose their ability to sleep, slip into coma and die. The more we understand...

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The strange disease of fatal familial insomnia was first recorded in the 18th century. Its victims lose their ability to sleep, slip into coma and die. The more we understand about FFI, the more mysterious it becomes.
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