Table 2.
Diagnostic testing results case #1
Diagnostic Study | Results |
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Brain-T2 | Bihemispheric cerebral white matter changes, suggestive of a global demyelinating process |
EMG | Diffuse myopathy with normal conduction velocities |
EKG | Sinus rhythm with non-specific ST-T wave changes. |
2D Echocardiogram | Mitral valve prolapse with reduced bilateral systolic ventricular function |
Visual evoked responses | Decreased bilaterally with prolongation of P100 component |
Orbicularis oculi muscle biopsy | Numerous ragged red fibers with elevated succinate dehydrogenase staining and cytochrome-c oxidase staining in many fibers [Figure 1]. Structurally abnormal mitochondria are present on electron microscopy [Figure 2]. |