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- Title
Diagnosis and treatment of mitochondrial myopathies.
- Authors
Pfeffer, Gerald; Chinnery, Patrick F
- Abstract
Mitochondrial disorders are a heterogeneous group of disorders resulting from primary dysfunction of the respiratory chain. Muscle tissue is highly metabolically active, and therefore myopathy is a common element of the clinical presentation of these disorders, although this may be overshadowed by central neurological features. This review is aimed at a general medical and neurologist readership and provides a clinical approach to the recognition, investigation, and treatment of mitochondrial myopathies. Emphasis is placed on practical management considerations while including some recent updates in the field.
- Publication
Annals of medicine, 2013, Vol 45, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
1365-2060
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3109/07853890.2011.605389