RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Marciniak, Bruno
A1 Dalens, Bernard J.
SR Print(0)
ID 58075879
T1 MERRF Syndrome
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications
YR 2006
FD 2006
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071354554
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58075879
RD 2024/04/24
AB Acronym  for  myoclonus  epilepsy  with  ragged-red  fibers.  Belongs  to  a  group  of  rare  muscular  disorders  called  mitochondrial  encephalomyopathies.  The  most  characteristic  symptom  is  myoclonic  seizures  that  are  usually  sudden,  brief,  jerking  spasms  that  can  affect  the  limbs  or  the  entire  body.  Ataxia,  lactic  acidosis,  dysarthria,  optic  atrophy,  short  stature,  hearing  loss,  dementia,  and  nystagmus  may  occur.