Fatal Insomnia

Summary An extremely rare genetic disease passed down through generations, fatal familial insomnia's (FFI) primary symptom is sleeplessness, but with a fatal twist: victims are dead within months. National Geographic delves into the science of sleep to find out why we need sleep and what happens to us when we don't get it. Witness the pioneering research inside the sleeping brain as well as the mind forbidden to rest for days at a time.

S24.E18 ∙ Fatal Insomnia

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Peter Coyote Salvatore Vecchio Lisa Ling Ryan Duffy

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Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Apr 26, 2010

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Adirondack Mountains, New York, USA

Production companies : National Geographic Television National Geographic Society

Summary An extremely rare genetic disease passed down through generations, fatal familial insomnia's (FFI) primary symptom is sleeplessness, but with a fatal twist: victims are dead within months. National Geographic delves into the science of sleep to find out why we need sleep and what happens to us when we don't get it. Witness the pioneering research inside the sleeping brain as well as the mind forbidden to rest for days at a time.

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Apr 26, 2010

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Adirondack Mountains, New York, USA

Production companies : National Geographic Television National Geographic Society

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