title: [External progressive ophthalmoplegia secondary to mitochondrial myopathy. Report of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: Progressive limitation of occular motility, accompanied by ptosis but usually without diplopia, occurs in many pathologic states, including mitochondrial diseases. A case with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia with onset during childhood, associated with proximal myopathy and dysphasia is presented. The muscle biopsy showed a myopathic pattern and abnormal subsarcolemmal mitochondrial deposits. Muscle biopsy for important in the correct diagnosis of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anatomía Patológica y Neurología, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico del Noreste, IMSS, Monterrey, N.L. acalder@mail.giga.com
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Calderón-Garcidueñas
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pérez-Loria
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alberto-Sagástegui
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Farías-García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017240:Mitochondrial Myopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology*