Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia.

doi:10.1007/s11910-002-0067-5

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Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia.

Current neurology and neuroscience reports - 1 Sept 2002

Lee Andrew G, Brazis Paul W

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Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) is a descriptive term for a heterogenous group of disorders characterized by chronic, progressive, bilateral, and usually symmetric ocular motility deficit and ptosis. Significant pain, proptosis, or pupil involvement are not features of CPEO and should prompt evaluation for alternative etiologies. Mitochondrial DNA mutations are increasingly being recognized as...

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DNA, Mitochondrial
Humans
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies
Mutation
Nervous System Diseases
Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External

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PMID: 12169221
DOI: 10.1007/s11910-002-0067-5

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