Long-term therapy with cytochrome C, flavin mononucleotide and thiamine diphosphate for a patient with Kearns-Sayre syndrome

Brain and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 68-70

  Nakagawa, Eiji ^a,b   Osari, Shin Ichi ^a   Yamanouchi, Hideo ^a   Matsuda, Hiroshi ^a   Goto, Yu Ichi ^a   Nonaka, Ikuya ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiocrome; Cytochrome c; Kearns Sayre syndrome; Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy

Indexed keywords

COCARBOXYLASE; CYTOCHROME C; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOCROME; CASE REPORT; COLD INJURY; CORNEA EDEMA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FATIGUE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PTOSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0030062623     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0387-7604(95)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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