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The insomnia phenotype in genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease based on the E200K mutation
Eva Feketeova1,2, Dominika Jarcuskova1,3, Alzbeta Janakova4
1a Department of Neurology , P.J. Safarik University , Kosice , Slovakia.
Abstract:
The aim of the presented study was to reveal the frequency of insomnia spells in E200K genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (gCJD) patients. Clinical records of 22 subjects diagnosed with E200K gCJD were retrospectively reviewed. The patients w/wo insomnia (n = 4, 18%/n = 18, 82%) did not differ in age, sex and the duration of the symptomatic phase. Analysis of the clinical features in the groups yielded differences in the clinical signs in the early phase of the disorder, proportion of homozygotes (Met/Met) at codon 129, MRI changes in the thalamus and the typical EEG abnormality. The study suggests that apart from traditional clinical features, the insomnia is not a rare early symptom in phenotype of E200K gCJD based on early thalamic involvement.
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