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- noun A very rare
autosomal -dominant inherited prion disease of thebrain , in which progressively worseninginsomnia leads tohallucinations anddelirium .
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sionnach commented on the word fatal familial insomnia
This inherited prion-based disease is the subject of "The Family that Couldn't Sleep" by D.T. Max, which appeared in paperback earlier this year.
December 17, 2007