title: Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy: diagnostic features of two patients.
abstract: Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy is a rare, multisystem disorder characterized by gastrointestinal dysmotility, ptosis, neurologic findings (e.g., peripheral neuropathy), leukoencephalopathy, and thin body habitus. Gastrointestinal motility studies and skeletal muscle biopsy are recommended diagnostic tools. We report two patients that highlight the diagnostic characteristics of this rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Ankara University Medical School, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Ankara, Turkey. soykan@dialup.ankara.edu.tr
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soykan
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.forename: Sevim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Kadir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bahar
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017237:Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome