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Sudden death in Leigh syndrome: an autopsy case.
The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology - 1 Sept 2012
Ventura Francesco, Rocca Gabriele, Gentile Raffaella, De Stefano Francesco
Abstract excerpt
The present report describes the sudden death of a 3-year-old female child who had been clinically diagnosed with Leigh syndrome.Leigh syndrome is a heterogeneous progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which is characterized by focal or bilateral lesions in the thalamus, basal ganglia, brainstem, cerebellum, and spinal cord. Affected patients exhibit a variable clinical picture that frequently includes...
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