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Descriptor
English
:
Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Oftalmoplejía Externa Progresiva Crónica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Oftalmoplegia Externa Progressiva Crônica
Synonyms
English
:
CPEO
Graefe Disease
Mitochondrial Ocular Myopathy
Ocular Muscular Dystrophy
Tree Number:
C05.651.460.700
C10.292.562.750.250
C10.292.562.775
C10.597.622.447.511
C10.668.491.500.700
C11.590.472.250
C11.590.641
C18.452.660.560.700
C23.888.592.636.447.511
Definition
English
:
A mitochondrial myopathy characterized by slowly progressive
paralysis
of the levator palpebrae, orbicularis oculi, and extraocular
muscles
. Ragged-red fibers and
atrophy
are found on muscle
biopsy
. Familial and sporadic
forms
may occur.
Disease
onset is usually in the first or second decade of
life
, and the illness slowly progresses until usually all ocular motility is lost. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, p1422)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
this opthalmoplegia with cardiomyopathy &
retinitis pigmentosa
= KEARNS
SYNDROME
; DF: note short X ref
History Note
English
:
93
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Record Number:
30631
Unique Identifier:
D017246
Occurrence in VHL
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