Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON/11778) with myoclonus: report of two cases.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The previously unrecognised association of myoclonus in two patients with LHON with the 11778/ND4 pathogenic mutation is described. EEG failed to disclose epileptic figures, and a back averaging study suggested that myoclonus was cortical in origin in both patients.
Medical subject headings
- Mutation
- Myoclonus
- Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber