Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome causes plaque to accumulate in the brain. Alpers syndrome is a rare degenerative disease in infants and children. Muscle twitching, rapid heart rate and dementia, as well as the characteristic lack of sleep, are symptoms of fatal familial insomnia. All of these diseases may be classified as inherited, infecti
Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome causes plaque to accumulate in the brain. Alpers syndrome is a rare degenerative disease in infants and children. Muscle twitching, rapid heart rate and dementia, as well as the characteristic lack of sleep, are symptoms of fatal familial insomnia. All of these diseases may be classified as inherited, infectious, or sporadic, but it is unclear to what categories scrapies belong. Coming to public consciousness with the investigation of kuru among the Fore of New Zealand, FTP, identify this class of diseases, so named for the infectious agent that causes them.
Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Syndrome causes plaque to accumulate in the brain.
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