Description
Section I. Introduction to Mitochondrial Diseases 1. Mitochondrial diseases in neurology Section II. Most Common Neurological Manifestations of Mitochondrial Disease 2. Chronic progressive external ophthalmoparesis and mitochondrial myopathy 3. Mitochondrial optic neuropathies 4. Leigh syndrome 5. Epilepsy in mitochondrial disease 6. Ataxia and spastic paraplegia in mitochondrial disease 7. Peripheral neuropathy in mitochondrial disease 8. Complex neurological and multisystem presentations in mitochondrial disease Section III. Diagnosing Mitochondrial Disease 9. Histology and biochemical investigations in mitochondrial disease 10. Genetics of mitochondrial diseases 11. Laboratory and metabolic investigations 12. Neuroimaging in mitochondrial disease Section IV. Therapy and Future Challenges 13. Currently available therapies in mitochondrial disease 14. Reproductive options in mitochondrial disease 15. Clinical trials in mitochondrial disease 16. Biomarkers in mitochondrial disease 17. Experimental therapies in mitochondrial disease




