Neurologic presentations of mitochondrial disorders

Neurologic presentations of mitochondrial disorders

Nissenkorn A; Zeharia A; Lev D; Watemberg N; Fattal-Valevski A; Barash V; Gutman A; Harel S; Lerman-Sagie T

Journal Of Child Neurology

2000

Child; Female; Humans; Male; Follow-Up Studies; Q3 Literature Search; Brain Diseases; Metabolic; Neurologic Examination; Mental Retardation/diagnosis/genetics; Deafness/diagnosis/genetics; Developmental Disabilities/diagnosis/genetics; Inborn/diagnosis/genetics; MELAS Syndrome/diagnosis/genetics; MERRF Syndrome/diagnosis/genetics; Mitochondrial Myopathies/diagnosis/genetics

This article describes the neurologic presentations of children with mitochondrial disorders. The charts of 42 children with highly suspect mitochondrial disorders were reviewed. Thirty-seven children were diagnosed as having definite mitochondrial disorders based on a suggestive clinical presentation and at least one accepted criteria, while in five patients the diagnosis remained probable. All patients had nervous system involvement, but it was the presenting symptom in 28 of 42. Eighteen children had normal intelligence and 24 had mental retardation or developmental delay at the onset of their disease. Twenty-five patients had either an acute regression or a progressive encephalopathy. The most frequent neurologic manifestations were abnormal tone, seizures, extrapyramidal movements, and autonomic dysfunction. The eyes were involved in 11 children. Nerve deafness was found in seven patients. Myopathy was found in only six patients. In conclusion, a complex neurologic picture, especially with other organ involvement, warrants a full mitochondrial evaluation.

2000

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