Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON/11778) with myoclonus: Report of two cases

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 813-816

  Carelli, V ^a,b   Valentino, M L ^b   Liguori, R ^b   Meletti, S ^b   Vetrugno, R ^b   Provini, F ^b   Mancardi, G L ^c   Bandini, F ^c   Baruzzi, A ^b   Montagna, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

LHON; Mitochondria; Myoclonus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYOCLONUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOQUINONES; BIOPSY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; MYOCLONUS; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035209281     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.6.813     Document Type: Article

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