Prognosis of Mitochondrial diseases


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About prognosis: The 'prognosis' of Mitochondrial diseases usually refers to the likely outcome of Mitochondrial diseases. The prognosis of Mitochondrial diseases may include the duration of Mitochondrial diseases, chances of complications of Mitochondrial diseases, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Mitochondrial diseases, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Mitochondrial diseases. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

Prognosis for 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

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1. excerpt from NINDS Mitochondrial Myopathies Information Page: NINDS

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