Symptoms of mitochondrial disease in infants

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In daily life, many people may not know much about mitochondrial disease. Experts pointed out: mitochondria are an important part of cells, if children in the development period, mitochondrial lesions, it will form mitochondrial disease. What we need to pay attention to is that mitochondrial disease is very harmful, and children must receive treatment as soon as possible after suffering from this disease. Now let's talk about the symptoms of mitochondrial disease in infants.

Symptoms of mitochondrial disease in infants

First: mitochondrial myopathy usually starts at the age of 20. Its clinical features are that skeletal muscles are extremely intolerable of fatigue, and feel tired when they are slightly active. It is often accompanied by muscle soreness and tenderness, and muscle atrophy is rare. It is easy to be misdiagnosed as polymyositis, myasthenia gravis and progressive muscular dystrophy.

Second, chronic progressive extraocular muscle paralysis (CPEO) usually starts in childhood. The first symptom is blepharoptosis, which slowly progresses to total extraocular muscle paralysis, eye movement disorder, bilateral extraocular muscle symmetrical involvement, diplopia is not common; Some patients had weakness of pharyngeal muscles and limbs.

Third: myoclonic epilepsy with muscle broken red fiber (MERRF) syndrome mostly occurs in childhood, mainly manifested as myoclonic epilepsy, cerebellar ataxia and proximal limb weakness, and may be accompanied by multiple symmetrical lipomas.

matters needing attention

Mitochondrial disease has a great influence on children's growth and development. Therefore, if the child is identified as suffering from mitochondrial disease, parents and friends must pay special attention to this disease. They must not avoid medical treatment and delay the disease. They need to choose regular medical institutions to treat the child.