Presentation
The clinicopathological features are presented together with a literature review. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
McArthur Elsevier Health Sciences, ٠١/٠١/٢٠٠٦ - 447 من الصفحات Renowned authorities, all chosen for their expertise in their respective areas, present their own experiences and step-by-step guidelines on the current management and treatment of disorders [books.google.com]
October 17, 2017 ; 89 (16) Neuro Images Eun Hye Oh, Song-Hwa Chae, Jae-Wook Cho, Seung Kug Baik, Seo-Young Choi, Kwang-Dong Choi, Jae-Hwan Choi First published October 16, 2017, DOI: A 20-year-old man presented with bilateral fatigable ptosis for 1 month [neurology.org]
Mitochondrial diseases are heterogeneous and multifaceted, and can present at any age. [bcmj.org]
Entire Body System
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Coarse Facial Features
facial features ; Cutis gyrata of scalp ; Foot acroosteolysis ; Gastric hypertrophy ; Gastric ulcer ; Hyperhidrosis ; Metacarpal periosteal thickening ; Metatarsal periosteal thickening ; Osteolytic defects of the phalanges of the hand ; Periosteal thickening [mousephenotype.org]
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Pathologist
An encyclopaedic overview and analysis of sudden death in the young, this is a key text for pediatric and forensic pathologists, pediatricians, and lawyers and physicians involved in medicolegal cases. [books.google.com]
Cardiovascular
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Vascular Disease
Volume 2 covers tumors, the phacomatoses, and vascular disease. Volume 3 covers degenerative, metabolic, infectious, inflammatory, and demyelinating diseases. [books.google.com]
The antithrombin- lll, protein C, protein S levels measured for the etiology of vascular disease in the patient were normal and no factor V-Leiden mutation was determined. Blood lactate levels were determined to be high (40 mg/dl). [jpma.org.pk]
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Tachycardia
[…] sucking, vomiting, weight loss, and retarded growth) Less frequent signs in neonatal and infantile onset: Episodes of lethargy Seizures Deafness Renal tubular dysfunction Cardiac problems (cardiaomyopathy and disturbances of cardiac rhythm with periods of tachycardia [pfond.cmmt.ubc.ca]
Musculoskeletal
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Arthralgia
Name Necrotizing Encephalomyelopathy, Subacute, Of Leigh, Adult Synonyms LEIGH SYNDROME, ADULT Classification unclassified Phenotypes Abnormality of the cardiovascular system ; Arthralgia ; Arthritis ; Autosomal dominant inheritance ; Bone pain ; Clubbing [mousephenotype.org]
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Bone Pain
Name Necrotizing Encephalomyelopathy, Subacute, Of Leigh, Adult Synonyms LEIGH SYNDROME, ADULT Classification unclassified Phenotypes Abnormality of the cardiovascular system ; Arthralgia ; Arthritis ; Autosomal dominant inheritance ; Bone pain ; Clubbing [mousephenotype.org]
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Arthritis
Name Necrotizing Encephalomyelopathy, Subacute, Of Leigh, Adult Synonyms LEIGH SYNDROME, ADULT Classification unclassified Phenotypes Abnormality of the cardiovascular system ; Arthralgia ; Arthritis ; Autosomal dominant inheritance ; Bone pain ; Clubbing [mousephenotype.org]
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Osteoporosis
Taking a multivitamin may reduce your risk of developing other chronic diseases, including coronary heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis and help to meet your general healthy nutritional requirements. [adultmetabolicdiseasesclinic.ca]
Skin
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Hyperhidrosis
[…] unclassified Phenotypes Abnormality of the cardiovascular system ; Arthralgia ; Arthritis ; Autosomal dominant inheritance ; Bone pain ; Clubbing ; Coarse facial features ; Cutis gyrata of scalp ; Foot acroosteolysis ; Gastric hypertrophy ; Gastric ulcer ; Hyperhidrosis [mousephenotype.org]
Other reported findings in descending order of frequency were: gastro-intestinal dysfunction - including constipation, diarrhea, dysphagia, vomiting, gastritis, megacolon, intestinal paralysis (11.5%); dysarthria (11.5%); hyperhidrosis/excessive sweating [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]
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Ulcer
[…] unclassified Phenotypes Abnormality of the cardiovascular system ; Arthralgia ; Arthritis ; Autosomal dominant inheritance ; Bone pain ; Clubbing ; Coarse facial features ; Cutis gyrata of scalp ; Foot acroosteolysis ; Gastric hypertrophy ; Gastric ulcer [mousephenotype.org]
Face, Head & Neck
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Facial Pain
This first volume covers the visual sensory system, the autonomic nervous system, the ocular motor system, the eyelid, facial pain and headache, and nonorganic disease. Volume 2 covers tumors, the phacomatoses, and vascular disease. [books.google.com]
Neurologic
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Slurred Speech
Abstract A 55-year-old man with a subacute onset of slurred speech, ataxia, nystagmus, extrapyramidal rigidity, decreased tendon reflexes, vomiting, bilateral optic atrophy, and clonic jerks died of bronchopneumonia and respiratory failure. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Summary A 55-year-old man with a subacute onset of slurred speech, ataxia, nystagmus, extrapyramidal rigidity, decreased tendon reflexes, vomiting, bilateral optic atrophy, and clonic jerks died of bronchopneumonia and respiratory failure. [link.springer.com]
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Aura
We found lower mutation loads (between 8 and 35% in blood) in adult patients with clinical features including migraine with aura, Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, sensorineural hearing loss and diabetes mellitus type 2. [jnnp.bmj.com]
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Dysphasia
His initial symptom was clumsiness followed by dullness, and dysphasia and dysarthria appeared in the last 3 months. His brother had similar symptoms and died at the age of 27 years. His sister is also demented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Clumsiness
His initial symptom was clumsiness followed by dullness, and dysphasia and dysarthria appeared in the last 3 months. His brother had similar symptoms and died at the age of 27 years. His sister is also demented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Workup
The latter are usually readily excluded during the metabolic workup by clinical presentation, MRI, and biochemical investigations. [mitosoc.org]
Treatment
This edition adds new general treatment categories, including plasmaphoresis, corticosteroid treatment, and IV IgG. A CD-ROM containing the complete previous edition enables you to access additional opinions. [books.google.com]
Unfortunately, there is still no cure or even a treatment that can guarantee better health or function. The goals of treatment are to ease symptoms, improve function and slow down the progression of the disease. [tuckerstime.com]
Whereas nuclear manipulation would necessitate treatment for life, manipulation of the mitochondrial genome would result in a one-off treatment thus providing a “CURE” for Mitochondrial Disorders Source: The Children's Mitochondrial Disease Network [thesophiestory.co.uk]
Prognosis
What is the prognosis for Leigh's disease? The prognosis for individuals with Leigh's disease is poor. [medicinenet.com]
Prognosis The prognosis for Leigh’s Disease is poor. Depending on the defect, individuals typically live anywhere from a few years to the mid-teens. [umdf.org]
Prognosis is poor, with death usually occurring in childhood. [radiopaedia.org]
Prognosis The prognosis of PDCD is proportional to residual PDC activity. In general, the lower the PDC activity, the earlier the onset and the more severe the disease progression. [emedicine.medscape.com]
PROGNOSIS Prognosis depends upon which disorder, which symptoms and the severity of those symptoms. Some of the conditions we thought were uniformly progressive and fatal are not (Leigh syndrome, for example). [childneurologyfoundation.org]
Etiology
Total cholesterol, triglyceride, lipid electrophoresis, creatin phosphokinase levels were measured during laboratory tests carried out for stroke etiology and the results were determined to be normal. [jpma.org.pk]
However, some cases do demonstrate involvement of the anterior putamen, dorsal mesencephalon, and dorsal pons. 36, 68 The etiology of the heterogeneity of MRI findings within and between specific genetic etiologies is not clear. [dovepress.com]
Studies using larger numbers of patients with defined diseases of particular genetic etiologies will enhance the diagnostic value of MRS results. [mitosoc.org]
Etiological diagnosis is based on biochemical test for troubles in energetic production. [flipper.diff.org]
Etiologically, IBSN has been attributed to infectious and autoimmune processes, while a mitochondrial dysfunction has also been suggested in familial cases [ 28 ]. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]
Epidemiology
This book puts major emphasis on treatment, with diagnosis, epidemiology, and pathophysiology discussed only when they affect treatment strategies and decisions. Inclusive coverage allows you to treat the gamut of neurologic diseases effectively. [books.google.com]
Leigh's disease EPIDEMIOLOGY : It is an inherited disorder that usually affects infants between the age of three months and two years, but, in rare cases, teenagers and adults as well. [flipper.diff.org]
Epidemiology Frequency The incidence of PDCD is not known, but it is likely to be less than 1;50,000. [emedicine.medscape.com]
If the deficiency is not complete, the prognosis is somewhat better and an affected child is expected to survive 6–7 years, and in rare cases, to their teenage years. [5] Epidemiology [ edit ] Leigh syndrome occurs in at least 1 of 40,000 live births, [en.wikipedia.org]
Epidemiology of pediatric mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders in northwest Spain. Pediatr Neurol. 2006 Mar;34(3):204-11. 4. Darin N, Oldfors A, Moslemi AR, Holme E, Tulinius M. [ispub.com]
Pathophysiology
This book puts major emphasis on treatment, with diagnosis, epidemiology, and pathophysiology discussed only when they affect treatment strategies and decisions. Inclusive coverage allows you to treat the gamut of neurologic diseases effectively. [books.google.com]
Endocrine system Endocrine disorders may present in childhood or may develop over time and present in adulthood.[ 17,18 ] Diabetes mellitus with a complex pathophysiology can occur. [bcmj.org]
Pathophysiology Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) converts pyruvate to ACoA, which is one of the two essential substrates needed to produce citrate (see the image below). [1] This diagram shows a simplified version of the citric acid cycle and shows [emedicine.medscape.com]
Genealogic studies suggest that the responsible mutation was introduced to the region by early European settlers. [11] Pathophysiology [ edit ] The characteristic symptoms of Leigh syndrome are at least partially caused by bilateral, focal lesions in [en.wikipedia.org]
This wide range of components of mitochondrial pathophysiology produces a spectrum of disease. [dovepress.com]
Prevention
Recent research suggests that vitamin D may also have benefits in preventing some types of cancers, especially colorectal cancer. It may help prevent diabetes and multiple sclerosis as well. [adultmetabolicdiseasesclinic.ca]
Can we prevent Mitochondrial Disease? Yes. [mitochondrialdisease.nhs.uk]
Efforts for prevention and prenatal diagnosis are still in the nascent stage. [ispub.com]
The goal of this research is to understand what causes these disorders and then to apply these findings to new ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent them. [medicinenet.com]
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