Mitochondrial diseases: symptomatic treatments
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Mitochondrial diseases: symptomatic treatments. Levetiracetam, Lamotrigine, Carbamazepine, Clonazepam. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Treatment of seizures
- Levetiracetam
- Lamotrigine
- Carbamazepine
- ClonazepamÂ
Treatments of myoclonus in MERRF
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Cardiac treatments
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Other treatments
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Drugs and activities to avoid
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Acronyms
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References
- McFarland R, Turnbull DM. Batteries not included: diagnosis and management of mitochondrial disease. J Intern Med 2009; 265:210-228.
- McFarland R, Taylor RW, Turnbull DM. A neurological perspective on mitochondrial disease. Lancet Neurol 2010; 9:829-840.
- Rahman S, Hanna MG. Diagnosis and therapy in neuromuscular disorders: diagnosis and new treatments in mitochondrial diseases. JNNP 2009; 80:943-953.
- Chinnery PF, Elliott C, Green GR, et al. The spectrum of hearing loss due to mitochondrial DNA defects. Brain 2000; 123:82-92.
- Mattman A, O'Riley M, Waters PJ, et al. Diagnosis and management of patients with mitochondrial disease. BC Med J 2011; 53:177-182.
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