Dying to Sleep

Discovery Channel, My Shocking Story, Dai Richards

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Title: Dying to Sleep
Producer: Discovery Channel, My Shocking Story, Dai Richards
Category: Health, My Shocking Story
Views: 895
Added: May 2nd 2011
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This Discovery documentary deals with a very rare and unusual prion disease called "Fatal Familial Insomnia" or FFI for short. FFI is a prion disease that targets the thalamus, of which of its many functions is the sleep regulator of the body. The prions form aggregates of amyloid plaques that destroy the neurons in this area.

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