Diagnosis and Management of Mitochondrial Disorders

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mancuso, Michelangelo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Klopstock, Thomas (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Neurology .; Human genetics.; Internal medicine.; Neurology.; Human Genetics.; Internal Medicine.

This book will help readers navigate the complexity of mitochondrial disorders, by addressing the role of mitochondrial dysfunction and the complex pathophysiological mechanisms associated with a growing number of illnesses, not only of neurological interest. Further, it provides updated concepts on...

Table of Contents:

• Mitochondrial Medicine: an Historical Point of View,- Mitochondrial Biology and Function
• Mitochondrial Genetics
• Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like episodes (MELAS Syndrome)
• Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers (MERRF Syndrome)
• Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)
• Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia (PEO)
• Leigh Syndrome
• Mitochondrial Depletion Syndromes
• Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy (MNGIE)
• Mitochondrial Neurodegenerative Disorders I: Dementia and Parkinsonisms
• Mitochondrial Neurodegenerative Disorders II: Ataxia & Dystonia, Leukidystrophies
• Mitochondria & Heart
• Mitochondria & Liver
• Mitochondria & Respiratory Involvement
• Mitochondrial Endocrinology
• Diagnostic Approach to Mitochondrial Disease
• Mitochondrial Replacement Approaches
• Exercise/Training
• Mitochondrial Symptomatic Treatments
• Experimental Therapies.