Kearns–Sayre syndrome (abbreviated KSS) also known as oculocraniosomatic disorder or Oculocraniosomatic neuromuscular disorder with ragged red fibers is a mitochondrial myopathy with a typical onset before 20 years of age. KSS is a more severe syndromic variant of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (abbreviated CPEO), a syndrome that i...
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<syndrome> A form of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia with associated cardiac conduction defects, short stature, and hearing loss; a sporadically ocurring mitochondrial myopathy presenting in childhood. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(kernz´ sār) progressive ophthalmoplegia, pigmentary degeneration of the retina, myopathy, ataxia, and cardiac conduction defect; onset is before age 20. Almost all patients have large mitochondrial DNA deletions, and ragged red fibers are seen on muscle biopsy. Called also ophthalmoplegia plus.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kernz sār Definitions: 1. a form of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia with associated cardiac conduction defects, short stature, and hearing loss; a sporadically occurring mitochondrial myopathy presenting in childhood. Synonyms: ragged red fiber myopathy
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Kearns-Sayre syndrome: A neuromuscular disorder characterized by three primary findings: Progressive paralysis of certain eye muscles (chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia, or CPEO); Abnormal accumulation of colored (pigmented) material on the retina (atypical retinitis pigmentosa), leading to chronic inflammation and progressive degenerati...
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A neuromuscular condition characterized by three main features
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