Mitochondrial myopathies

Introduction: Mitochondrial myopathies

Description of Mitochondrial myopathies

Mitochondrial myopathies (medical condition): Mitochondrial diseases are very rare. However, they are very interesting because they are genetic diseases, and yet are very different to all other types of genetic disease. Surprisingly, there is actually ...more

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Mitochondrial myopathies: A group of muscle diseases associated with abnormal mitochondria function.
Source: MeSH 2007

Mitochondrial myopathies: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Mitochondrial myopathies is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Mitochondrial myopathies, or a subtype of Mitochondrial myopathies, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Mitochondrial myopathies as a Disease

Mitochondrial myopathies: Another name for Mitochondrial diseases (or close medical condition association).
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Mitochondrial myopathies: Related Diseases

Mitochondrial myopathies: Mitochondrial myopathies is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

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• Systemic disorders
• Bizarre medical conditions

Symptoms of Mitochondrial myopathies (Mitochondrial diseases)

Some of the symptoms of Mitochondrial myopathies incude:

• Muscle weakness
• Muscle fatigue
• Muscle cramping
• Exercise intolerance
• Heart failure

See full list of 18 symptoms of Mitochondrial myopathies (Mitochondrial diseases)

Treatments for Mitochondrial myopathies (Mitochondrial diseases)

Treatments for Mitochondrial myopathies (Mitochondrial diseases) include:

• Treatment depends on the particular disorder but may include:
• Physical therapy
• Riboflavin
• Coenzyme Q
• Vitamin C

See full list of 7 treatments for Mitochondrial myopathies

Treatment of Mitochondrial myopathies: For more treatment information about Mitochondrial myopathies, see treatment of Mitochondrial diseases (Mitochondrial myopathies)

Mitochondrial myopathies: Article Excerpts about Mitochondrial diseases

Mitochondrial myopathies are a group of neuromuscular diseases caused by damage to the mitochondria - small, energy-producing structures found in every cell in the body that serve as the cells' "power plants." Nerve cells in the brain and muscles require a great deal of energy, and thus appear to be particularly damaged when mitochondrial dysfunction occurs. Some of the more common mitochondrial myopathies include Kearns-Sayre syndrome, myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF), and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). (Source: excerpt from NINDS Mitochondrial Myopathies Information Page: NINDS)

Mitochondrial myopathies are a group of neuromuscular diseases caused by damage to the mitochondria - small, energy-producing structures found in every cell in the body that serve as the cells' "power plants." Nerve cells in the brain and muscles require a great deal of energy, and thus appear to be particularly damaged when mitochondrial dysfunction occurs. Some of the more common mitochondrial myopathies include Kearns-Sayre syndrome, myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF), and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). (Source: excerpt from NINDS Mitochondrial Myopathies Information Page: NINDS)

Terms associated with Mitochondrial myopathies:

Terms Similar to Mitochondrial myopathies:

• Mitochondrial myopathy
• Mitochondrial genetic disorders

Source - NIH

• Myopathies, Mitochondrial

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Mitochondrial myopathies:

• Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies
• Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Mitochondrial myopathies

• Muscular Diseases
• Mitochondrial Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Mitochondrial myopathies

The following list attempts to classify Mitochondrial myopathies into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Muscular Diseases
    • Mitochondrial Myopathies

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Neuromuscular Diseases
    • Muscular Diseases
      • Mitochondrial Myopathies

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
  • Metabolic Diseases
    • Mitochondrial Diseases
      • Mitochondrial Myopathies

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