Abstract:Introduction: Variations in the POLG gene are the most common causes of mitochondrial disease of autosomal inheritance, and may be present in about 2% of the population. Case report: Case 1. CMAM, male, 48-year-old, complaining of bilateral eyelid ptosis with onset in adolescence. Since the age of six, he has been diagnosed with epilepsy. After five years of follow-up, he developed sensory ataxia. After 10 years he began to present dysarthria, dysphagia, tremor and pyramidal syndrome. Case 2. ASB, female, 42 y… Show more
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