[Leigh disease. Presentation of a clinical case].
Leigh's disease is also known as subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy. The outstanding clinical features are alterations of the state consciousness, cranial nerve manifestations and bilateral pyramidal signs. The disease is a result of unexplained biochemical disturbances in the private metabolism. In this article we present the clinical characteristics, its course and the features in the nuclear magnetic resonance in a child with Leigh's disease.
Coronado-Garza
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Treviño-de Leal
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Murguía-Ibarra
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D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D001928:Brain Diseases, Metabolic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007888:Leigh Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013831:Thiamine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000596:Amino Acids; D013831:Thiamine
Enfermedad de Leigh. Presentación de un caso clínico.