| mitochondrial encephalomyopathy |
any of a group of diseases characterized by abnormal mitochondrial function with involvement of the central nervous system and skeletal muscle and, in most cases, lactic acidosis. Diseases in this group, which includes subacute necrotizing encephalomyelitis, Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, MELAS syndrome, and MERRF syndrome, may also be classified as mitochondrial myopathies or mitochondrial encephalopathies.
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