Mitochondrial diseases and status epilepticus

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This narrative review focuses on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of status epilepticus in the context of primary mitochondrial disease. Epilepsy is common in mitochondrial disease, reported in >20% of adult cases and 40%-60% of pediatric cohorts. Status epilepticus is less frequently reported and appears to be associated with particular subgroups of mitochondrial disorders, namely defects of the...

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