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Resting muscle pain as the first clinical symptom in children carrying the MTTK A8344G mutation.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Jul 2007
van de Glind Gretha, de Vries Maaike, Rodenburg Richard, Hol Frans, Smeitink Jan, Morava Eva
Abstract excerpt
The characteristic clinical presentation, especially the appearance of muscle symptoms, is quite unique in children carrying the mtA8344G mutation. The diagnosis of MERRF syndrome is seldom made in the pediatric age. Fatigue is a common finding in children of pubertal age. Fatigue in combination with recurrent resting muscle pain occurs frequently in the initial phase of various hereditary muscle disorders and in...
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