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Terme préférentiel

MERRF Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • A mitochondrial encephalomyopathy characterized clinically by a mixed seizure disorder, myoclonus, progressive ataxia, spasticity, and a mild myopathy. Dysarthria, optic atrophy, growth retardation, deafness, and dementia may also occur. This condition tends to present in childhood and to be transmitted via maternal lineage. Muscle biopsies reveal ragged-red fibers and respiratory chain enzymatic defects. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p986)

Synonyme(s)

  • Fukuhara Disease
  • Fukuhara Syndrome
  • MERRF
  • Myoclonic Epilepsy and Ragged Red Fibers
  • Myoclonic Epilepsy Associated with Ragged-Red Fibers
  • Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers
  • Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged-Red Fibers
  • Myoclonus with Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers
  • Myoencephalopathy Ragged-Red Fiber Disease

Traductions

  • français

  • Épilepsie myoclonique à fibres rouges en lambeaux
  • Épilepsie myoclonique avec fibres rouges déchiquetées
  • Épilepsie myoclonique avec ragged-red-fibers
  • Syndrome de Fukuhara

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PJB3RDHS-9

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 22/05/1992, dernière modification le 24/02/2017