Mitochondrial myopathy and myoclonic epilepsy

The authors describe a family (mother, son and two daughters) with mitochondrial myopathy. The mother was asymptomatic. Two daughters had lactic acidosis and myoclonic epilepsy, mild dementia, ataxia, weakness and sensory neuropathy. The son suffered one acute hemiplegic episode due to an ischemic i...

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Main Authors: Walter O. Arruda, Luiz F. B. Torres, Anne lombes, Salvatore Dimauro, Belkiss A. Cardoso, Hélio A. G. Teive, Duilton de Paola, Ricardo R. Seixas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1990-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1990000100006&lng=en&tlng=en