About The Medical Condition Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers
Find the definition of the medical term Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers. Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Conditions from ClusterMed.info.
Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers
| Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers Medical Condition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers?
A mitochondrial encephalomyopathy characterized clinically by a mixed seizure disorder, myoclonus, progressive ataxia, spasticity, and a mild myopathy. Dysarthria, optic atrophy, growth retardation, deafness, and dementia may also occur. This condition tends to present in childhood and to be transmitted via maternal lineage. Muscle biopsies reveal ragged-red fibers and respiratory chain enzymatic defects. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p986)
|
More Medical Conditions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Medical Conditions Definitions Of The Day
- Surgeries, Ureteroscopic ‐ Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of…
- Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptor ‐ Cell surface proteins that bind bombesin or closely related peptides…
- Neoplasms, Sigmoid ‐ Tumors or cancer of…
- Carcinomas, Pancreatic Ductal ‐ Carcinoma that arises from the PANCREATIC DUCTS. It accounts…
- Alcohol-Related Polyneuropathy ‐ A condition where damage to the peripheral nervous system (including…
- Beloniformes ‐ An order of fish in the group SMEGMAMORPHA, comprising adrianichthyids,…
- Wild Animals ‐ Animals considered to be wild or feral or not adapted for domestic…
- Inhibitory G-Protein Gi ‐ A heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein that inhibits adenylate…
- Hazard Models ‐ Statistical models used in survival analysis that assert that…
- Mammary Tumor Viruses, Mouse ‐ The type species of BETARETROVIRUS commonly latent in mice. It…