TY - JOUR
T1 - Basal Ganglia Calcification in Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
AU - Robertson, William C.
AU - Viseskul, Chirane
AU - En Lee, Yu
AU - Lloyd, Ricardo V.
PY - 1979/11
Y1 - 1979/11
N2 - The Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) appears to be a distinctive disorder characterized by progressive external ophthalmoplegia, pigmentary degeneration of the retina, heart block, and elevated CSF protein levels. Recent reports have suggested that abnormalities of muscle mitochondria may also be a consistent finding in KSS. We recently examined a patient with KSS whose skeletal muscle contained abnormal mitochondria. In addition, a computerized tomographic scan of the head showed cerebellar and brain stem atrophy, as well as calcification in the region of the basal ganglia.
AB - The Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) appears to be a distinctive disorder characterized by progressive external ophthalmoplegia, pigmentary degeneration of the retina, heart block, and elevated CSF protein levels. Recent reports have suggested that abnormalities of muscle mitochondria may also be a consistent finding in KSS. We recently examined a patient with KSS whose skeletal muscle contained abnormal mitochondria. In addition, a computerized tomographic scan of the head showed cerebellar and brain stem atrophy, as well as calcification in the region of the basal ganglia.
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U2 - 10.1001/archneur.1979.00500470081017
DO - 10.1001/archneur.1979.00500470081017
M3 - Article
C2 - 508131
AN - SCOPUS:0018689391
SN - 0003-9942
VL - 36
SP - 711
EP - 713
JO - Archives of Neurology
JF - Archives of Neurology
IS - 11
ER -