Mitochondrial Ataxias: Molecular Classification and Clinical Heterogeneity

• Main Authors: Piervito Lopriore (Author), Valentina Ricciarini (Author), Gabriele Siciliano (Author), Michelangelo Mancuso (Author), Vincenzo Montano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ataxia is increasingly being recognized as a cardinal manifestation in primary mitochondrial diseases (PMDs) in both paediatric and adult patients. It can be caused by disruption of cerebellar nuclei or fibres, its connection with the brainstem, or spinal and peripheral lesions leading to propriocep...