Novel POLG variants associated with late-onset de novo status epilepticus and progressive ataxia [PDF]
Mitochondrial disease is phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 4,300.1 Mutations in the POLG gene, encoding the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase gamma, are an important cause of mitochondrial disease.
Hadjivassiliou, M. +5 more
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Flux control of cytochrome c oxidase in human skeletal muscle [PDF]
In the present work, by titrating cytochrome c oxidase (COX) with the specific inhibitor KCN, the flux control coefficient and the metabolic reserve capacity of COX have been determined in human saponin-permeabilized muscle fibers. In the presence of the
Attardi, Giuseppe +5 more
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The Eye on Mitochondrial Disorders. [PDF]
Ophthalmologic manifestations of mitochondrial disorders are frequently neglected or overlooked because they are often not regarded as part of the phenotype.
Daruich, A. +2 more
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Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging features of idiopathic oculomotor neuropathy in 14 dogs: Canine Idiopathic Oculomotor Neuropathy [PDF]
Ophthalmoplegia/ophthalmoparesis (internal, external, or both) has been reported in dogs secondary to neoplasia affecting the oculomotor nerve and is usually given a poor prognosis.
Beltran, E +4 more
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Outcome of Ptosis Surgery in Patients with Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
Objectives: To evaluate the clinical features and the outcome of ptosis surgery in patients with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO). Materials and Methods: The demographic features, surgical approaches, anatomic and functional outcomes,
Şeyda Uğurlu +3 more
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Oxidative phosphorylation in human muscle in patients with ocular myopathy and after general anaesthesia [PDF]
The fuel preference of human muscle mitochondria has been given. Substrates which are oxidized with low velocity cannot be used to detect defects in oxidative phosphorylation.
Agsteribbe, E. (E.) +9 more
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Ataxia in children: early recognition and clinical evaluation [PDF]
Background: Ataxia is a sign of different disorders involving any level of the nervous system and consisting of impaired coordination of movement and balance.
Falsaperla, Raffaele +6 more
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Severe hepatopathy and neurological deterioration after start of valproate treatment in a 6-year-old child with mitochondrial tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase deficiency [PDF]
Background: The first subjects with deficiency of mitochondrial tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase (WARS2) were reported in 2017. Their clinical characteristics can be subdivided into three phenotypes (neonatal phenotype, severe infantile onset phenotype ...
De Bruyne, Ruth +9 more
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Mitochondrial myopathy and comorbid major depressive disorder. effectiveness of dTMS on gait and mood symptoms [PDF]
Background: Mitochondrial myopathies (MMs) often present with leukoencephalopathy and psychiatric symptoms, which do not respond to or worsen with psychiatric drugs.
Angeletti, Gloria +18 more
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Eye movement recordings to investigate a supranuclear component in chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background It has been postulated that eye movement disorders in chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) have a neurological as well as a myopathic component to them.
Chinnery, P. F. +3 more
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