Table 1.
List of clinical features reported in MNGIE.
Features | Sign/symptom | Frequency |
---|---|---|
Neurological | Peripheral neuropathy | +++ |
Hearing loss | ++ | |
Leukoencephalopathy | +++ | |
Seizures | + | |
Migraine | + | |
Anxiety | + | |
Depression | + | |
Cognitive dysfunction | + | |
Dementia | + | |
Mental retardation | + | |
Memory loss | + | |
Ataxia | + | |
Trigeminal neuralgia | + | |
Neuro-ophthalmic | Ophthalmoplegia | +++ |
Ophthalmoparesis | +++ | |
Ptosis | +++ | |
Glaucoma | + | |
Pigmentary retinopathy | + | |
Muscular | Myopathy | ++ |
Red ragged fibers | ++ | |
Gastrointestinal | Intestinal pseudo-obstruction | ++ |
Constipation | ++ | |
Abdominal cramps | ++ | |
Nausea | +++ | |
Emesis | +++ | |
Borborygmy | ++ | |
Diarrhoea | ++ | |
Dysphagia | +++ | |
Gastroparesis | +++ | |
Cachexia | +++ | |
Weight loss | +++ | |
Oesophageal varices | ++ | |
Megacolon | + | |
Diverticulosis | ++ | |
Intestinal perforation | ++ | |
Peritonitis | ++ | |
Hepatic steatosis | ++ | |
Hepatomegaly | + | |
Cirrhosis | + | |
Endocrine/Metabolic | Diabetes | ++ |
Hyperlipidaemia | ++ | |
Hypertriglyceridemia | ++ | |
Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism | + | |
Cardiac | Long QT | + |
Supraventricular tachycardia | + | |
Ventricular hypertrophy | + | |
Mitral valve prolapse | + | |
Reproductive | Ovarian failure | + |
Erectile dysfunction | + | |
Amenorrhea | + | |
Haematological | Anaemia | + |
Dermatological | Psoriasis | + |
Developmental | Short stature | ++ |
+++ indicates a major diagnostic feature of MNGIE, ++ a common clinical presentation and + a sporadic feature.