Article
[Epilepsy and mitochondrial diseases: retrospective study on 53 epileptic children].
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 Aug 2012
Caietta E, Cano A, Halbert C, Hugonenq C, Mancini J, Milh M, Lépine A, Villeneuve N, Chaussenot A, Paquis-Flucklinger V, Chabrol B
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Mitochondrial disease is a heterogeneous disorder entity induced by defects in the mitochondrial respiratory chain complex. Neurological symptoms, including epilepsy, are common in children. The aim of this study was to research the clinical signs indicating mitochondrial disease. METHODS: We retrospectively studied epileptic children who underwent a muscle and/or hepatic biopsy between 1995 and 2010...
Topics
- Biopsy
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Epilepsy
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Mitochondrial Diseases
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Mutation
- Retrospective Studies
