A 3-year-old boy had recurrent episodes of lethargy, encephalopathy, and hepatomegaly accompanied by hypoglycemia, elevated liver aminotransferase and creatine kinase values, and nonketotic dicarboxylic aciduria; the serum carnitine level was…
OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the long-term clinical and biochemical outcome of newborns with mitochondrial cytopathies (MCs) and to identify possible prognostic factors that may modify the course of these diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS:…