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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Disease Attributes > Chronic Disease > Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External
Nervous System Diseases > Cranial Nerve Diseases > Ocular Motility Disorders > Ophthalmoplegia > Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Ocular Motility Disorders > Ophthalmoplegia > Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External
Eye Diseases > Ocular Motility Disorders > Ophthalmoplegia > Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External
Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Paralysis > Ophthalmoplegia > Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Paralysis > Ophthalmoplegia > Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Mitochondrial Myopathies > Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External
Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Mitochondrial Myopathies > Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Mitochondrial Diseases > Mitochondrial Myopathies > Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External

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Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External  

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Definition

  • A mitochondrial myopathy characterized by slowly progressive paralysis of the levator palpebrae, orbicularis oculi, and extraocular muscles. Ragged-red fibers and atrophy are found on muscle biopsy. Familial and sporadic forms may occur. Disease onset is usually in the first or second decade of life, and the illness slowly progresses until usually all ocular motility is lost. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1422)

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Entry terms

  • Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
  • CPEO
  • Graefe Disease
  • Graefe's Disease
  • Mitochondrial Ocular Myopathy
  • Ocular Muscular Dystrophy
  • Ocular Myopathy of Von Graefe-Fuchs
  • Ophthalmoplegia, Progressive External
  • Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia

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In other languages

  • Ophtalmoplégie externe progressive

    French

  • Dystrophie musculaire oculaire
  • Myopathie oculaire mitochondriale
  • OEP (Ophtalmoplégie Externe Progressive)
  • Ophtalmoplégie externe progressive chronique
  • Syndrome de von Graefe

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