| Kearns-Sayre syndrome |
Rare neuromuscular disorder characterized by heart disease, progressive paralysis of certain eye muscles, abnormal accumulation of colored material on the membrane lining of the eyes which leads to inflammation, degeneration, and wearing away of certain eye structures.
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| Kearns-Sayre s. |
progressive ophthalmoplegia, pigmentary degeneration of the retina, myopathy, ataxia, and cardiac conduction defect; onset is before age 20. Almost all patients have large mitochondrial DNA deletions, and ragged red fibers are seen on muscle biopsy. Called also ophthalmoplegia plus.
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