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I read an article long ago (I searched now but didn't find it) where a family had a rare genetic disorder that prevents sleep and gets worse with time. The affl
by eloff 8y ago
I read an article long ago (I searched now but didn't find it) where a family had a rare genetic disorder that prevents sleep and gets worse with time. The afflicted family members essentially go into an early dementia in their fourties or early fifties that's fatal. I don't know how similar that is to Alzheimer's, but it seems to lend weight to the theory that lack of sleep could be a contributing cause of dementia.
- jarvist 8y agoIt's a pretty harrowing story. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160118-the-tragic-fate-of-the-people-who-stop-sleeping http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160118-the-tragic-fate-of-...
- eloff 8y agoThank you, I think that's the one. It amazes me how whenever I mention an obscure article I once read on HN, someone comes along with a link.
- BLanen 8y agoFatal Familial Insomnia. It's a prior disease.
- abrowne 8y agoPrion