Basic Summary for Mitochondrial diseases
Main name of condition: Mitochondrial diseases
Other names or spellings: Mitochondrial myopathies
What is Mitochondrial diseases?
Brief description of Mitochondrial diseases: Any of a group of mitochondrial disorders affecting cell metabolism and especially muscles.
Parent types of Mitochondrial diseases: All Disease Categories, Systemic disorders
Organs Affected by Mitochondrial diseases: muscles
Types of Mitochondrial diseases: Leber's hereditary optic atrophy, Kearns-Sayre Syndrome, Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, Myoclonus epilepsy, MELAS, Myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF), Mitochondrial encephalopathies
Who gets Mitochondrial diseases?
Patient Profile for Mitochondrial diseases: Typically before 20, can be from birth to adulthood.
Profile for Mitochondrial diseases: The age of onset ranges from birth to adulthood, with the majority of cases occurring before the age of 20. 1
How serious is Mitochondrial diseases?
Prognosis of Mitochondrial diseases: The prognosis for patients with mitochondrial myopathies varies greatly from patient to patient because disease progression depends largely on the type of disease and the degree of involvement of various organs. 1
What causes Mitochondrial diseases?
Class of Condition for Mitochondrial diseases: genetic mitochondrial
What are the symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases?
Symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases: see symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases
Can anyone else get Mitochondrial diseases?
Inheritance of genetic conditions: see details in inheritance of genetic diseases.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Mitochondrial diseases: see treatments for Mitochondrial diseases
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Mitochondrial Myopathies Information Page: NINDS
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