The Family That Couldn't Sleep

About this book
Explores prions, enigmatic brain proteins, and their influence on human life, examining the case of an Italian family victimized for two centuries by a fatal familial insomnia, and the links between prions and various brain maladies.
Details
- Pages
- 299
- ISBN-13
- 9781846270895
- OL Work ID
- OL8496807W
Subjects
Prion diseasesSleep disordersInsomniaFatal familial insomniaPrionsNew York Times reviewed