Kearns-Sayre syndrome "plus": classical clinical findings and dystonia

We present a boy of eight years of age with symptoms of Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) characterised by ophthalmoparesis, palpebral ptosis, mitochondrial myopathy, pigmentous retinitis, associated to short stature, cerebellar signs, cardiac blockade, diabetes mellitus, elevated cerebrospinal fluid prot...

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Main Authors: MARIE SUELY K.NAGAHASHI, CARVALHO ALZIRA A.S., FONSECA LUIZ FERNANDO, CARVALHO MARY S., REED UMBERTINA C., SCAFF MILBERTO
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1999-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1999000600020
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description We present a boy of eight years of age with symptoms of Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) characterised by ophthalmoparesis, palpebral ptosis, mitochondrial myopathy, pigmentous retinitis, associated to short stature, cerebellar signs, cardiac blockade, diabetes mellitus, elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein concentration, and focal hand and foot dystonia. The skeletal muscle biopsy demonstrated ragged red fibers, cytochrome C oxidase-negative and succinate dehydrogenase-positive fibers. The magnetic resonance imaging showed symmetrical signal alteration in tegmentum of brain stem, pallidum and thalamus. Mitochondrial DNA analysis from skeletal muscle showed a deletion in heteroplasmic condition. The association of dystonia to KSS, confirmed by molecular analysis, is first described in this case, and the importance of oxidative phosphorylation defects in the physiopathogenesis of this type of movement disorder is stressed.
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spelling doaj-art-0e44d356b83a45748c939d9c29b549c32025-08-20T03:17:19ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria0004-282X1678-42271999-01-0157410171023Kearns-Sayre syndrome "plus": classical clinical findings and dystoniaMARIE SUELY K.NAGAHASHICARVALHO ALZIRA A.S.FONSECA LUIZ FERNANDOCARVALHO MARY S.REED UMBERTINA C.SCAFF MILBERTOWe present a boy of eight years of age with symptoms of Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) characterised by ophthalmoparesis, palpebral ptosis, mitochondrial myopathy, pigmentous retinitis, associated to short stature, cerebellar signs, cardiac blockade, diabetes mellitus, elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein concentration, and focal hand and foot dystonia. The skeletal muscle biopsy demonstrated ragged red fibers, cytochrome C oxidase-negative and succinate dehydrogenase-positive fibers. The magnetic resonance imaging showed symmetrical signal alteration in tegmentum of brain stem, pallidum and thalamus. Mitochondrial DNA analysis from skeletal muscle showed a deletion in heteroplasmic condition. The association of dystonia to KSS, confirmed by molecular analysis, is first described in this case, and the importance of oxidative phosphorylation defects in the physiopathogenesis of this type of movement disorder is stressed.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1999000600020Kearns-Sayre syndromedystoniamitochondrial DNA deletion
spellingShingle MARIE SUELY K.NAGAHASHI
CARVALHO ALZIRA A.S.
FONSECA LUIZ FERNANDO
CARVALHO MARY S.
REED UMBERTINA C.
SCAFF MILBERTO
Kearns-Sayre syndrome "plus": classical clinical findings and dystonia
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Kearns-Sayre syndrome
dystonia
mitochondrial DNA deletion
title Kearns-Sayre syndrome "plus": classical clinical findings and dystonia
title_full Kearns-Sayre syndrome "plus": classical clinical findings and dystonia
title_fullStr Kearns-Sayre syndrome "plus": classical clinical findings and dystonia
title_full_unstemmed Kearns-Sayre syndrome "plus": classical clinical findings and dystonia
title_short Kearns-Sayre syndrome "plus": classical clinical findings and dystonia
title_sort kearns sayre syndrome plus classical clinical findings and dystonia
topic Kearns-Sayre syndrome
dystonia
mitochondrial DNA deletion
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1999000600020
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