Symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases
General information about symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases. Furthermore, symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases.
List of symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Mitochondrial diseases includes:
- Muscle weakness
- Muscle fatigue
- Muscle cramping
- Exercise intolerance
- Heart failure
- Heart rhythm disturbances
- Dementia
- Movement disorders
- Stroke-like episodes
- Deafness
- Blindness
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Headache
- Breathlessness
- Droopy eyelids
- Reduced ability to move the eyes
- Seizures
Symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases: The symptoms of mitochondrial myopathies include muscle weakness or exercise intolerance, heart failure or rhythm disturbances, dementia, movement disorders, stroke-like episodes, deafness, blindness, droopy eyelids, reduced ability of the eyes to move, vomiting, and seizures. The disorders range in severity from progressive weakness to death. 1
Exercise intolerance or muscle weakness usually develops by the age of 20. During physical activity, muscles may become easily fatigued or weak. Muscle cramping may rarely occur. Nausea, headache, and breathlessness are also sometimes associated with mitochondrial myopathies. 1
More symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Mitochondrial diseases, underlying causes of Mitochondrial diseases, associated conditions for Mitochondrial diseases, risk factors for Mitochondrial diseases, or other related conditions.
Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Mitochondrial Myopathies Information Page: NINDS
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