Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome: Introduction
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome:
Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) is a rare neuromuscular
disorder with onset usually before the age of 20.
It is characterized by
progressive external ... more about Kearns-Sayre Syndrome.
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome: A rare neuromuscular disorder characterized by pigmented deposits on the retina, heart disease and progressive paralysis of some eye muscles.
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Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) is a rare neuromuscular
disorder with onset usually before the age of 20.
It is characterized by
progressive external ophthalmoplegia (paralysis of the eye muscles) and
mild skeletal muscle weakness.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Kearns-Sayre Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Kearns-Sayre Syndrome:
A mitochondrial disorder featuring the triad of chronic progressive EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA, cardiomyopathy (CARDIOMYOPATHIES) with conduction block (HEART BLOCK), and RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA. Disease onset is in the first or second decade. Elevated CSF protein, sensorineural deafness, seizures, and pyramidal signs may also be present. Ragged-red fibers are found on muscle biopsy. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p984)
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Kearns-Sayre Syndrome, or a subtype of Kearns-Sayre Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Kearns-Sayre Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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