Sun Ying Hao, Bai Xiao Yin, Guo Tao, Fan Si Yuan, Ruan Ge Chong, Zhou Wei Xun, Yang Hong
Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
J Dig Dis. 2024 Sep-Oct;25(9-10):624-631. doi: 10.1111/1751-2980.13317. Epub 2024 Dec 18.
The median age of patients at diagnosis of mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy was 25 years. The most common neurological symptoms were leukoencephalopathy (83.1%), polyneuropathy (68.5%), and ptosis/ophthalmoparesis (61.8%). And the most common digestive symptoms were weight loss/cachexia (71.9%), abdominal pain (58.4%), diarrhea (57.3%), vomiting (53.9%), and constipation (13.5%).
