 Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies
"Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A heterogenous group of disorders characterized by alterations of mitochondrial metabolism that result in muscle and nervous system dysfunction. These are often multisystemic and vary considerably in age at onset (usually in the first or second decade of life), distribution of affected muscles, severity, and course. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp984-5)
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D017237
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.460.620 C10.228.140.163.540 C10.668.491.500.500 C18.452.132.540 C18.452.660.560.620
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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McKiernan P, Ball S, Santra S, Foster K, Fratter C, Poulton J, Craig K, McFarland R, Rahman S, Hargreaves I, Gupte G, Sharif K, Taylor RW. Incidence of Primary Mitochondrial Disease in Children Younger Than 2 Years Presenting With Acute Liver Failure. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2016 12; 63(6):592-597.
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