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. 2018 Dec 21;9:669. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00669

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.

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