When should MERRF (myoclonus epilepsy associated with ragged-red fibers) be the diagnosis?
Myoclonic epilepsy associated with ragged red fibers (MERRF) is a rare mitochondrial disorder. Diagnostic criteria for MERRF include typical manifestations of the disease: myoclonus, generalized epilepsy, cerebellar ataxia and ragged red fibers (RRF) on muscle biopsy. Clinical features of MERRF are...
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Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2014-10-01
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Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014001000803&lng=en&tlng=en |