Kearns-Sayre Syndrome: 3 Case Reports and Review of Clinical Feature
Yonsei Medical Journal
; : 727-735, 2004.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Kearns-Sayre syndrome, first described by Kearns and Sayre in 1958, is a rare disorder consisting of ptosis, limited movement of both eyes and atypical retinal pigmentary change (salt-pepper like appearance). Most cases have shown an increase in the concentration of mitochondria and ragged-red fiber under Gomori-trichrome staining on muscle biopsy. Occasionally, it is combined with other neurologic and endocrinologic symptoms such as ataxia, dementia, diabetes, and hyperaldosteronism. We recently experienced three cases of male teenaged patients who expressed the clinical features of Kearns-Sayre syndrome.
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Main subject:
Retina
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Atrophy
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Biopsy
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Blepharoptosis
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Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
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Muscle, Skeletal
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Ophthalmoscopes
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Electrooculography
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article