| Title |
Mitochondrial Pseudomyasthenia |
| Creator |
Barton, Jason J; Maguire, John; Mezei, Michelle; Hurwitz, Trevor |
| Affiliation |
Departments of Medicine (Neurology), University of British Columbia |
| Abstract |
The classic ocular motor presentation of mitochondrial disorders is chronic, symmetric, and diffuse weakness. We describe a man with 25 years of asymmetric ptosis, ophthalmoparesis, and facial weakness that partially responded to steroid therapy. Serologic and electrophysiological investigations for myasthenia gravis were negative, but muscle biopsy confirmed a mitochondrial myopathy. This case illustrates the potential of mitochondrial ophthalmoparesis to mimic the features of ocular myasthenia. |
| Subject |
Humans; Male; Middle Older people; Mitochondrial Myopathies; Muscle, Skeletal; Myasthenia Gravis |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
227088 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f79jm2/227088 |
