Pathology of Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies

Abstract

The role of the muscle biopsy, histochemistry, electronmicroscopy, measurement of respiratory chain enzymes, and genetic studies in the diagnosis of mitochondrial cytopathies (MC) is reviewed by researchers at the University of Calgary and Alberta Children’s Hospital, Canada.

Keywords

• encephalopathy
• mitochondrial cytopathy
• succinate dehydrogenase