Assessment of visual function in chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia
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Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
S U M M A R Y — Th i s s tudy quantif ies the m a i o r e lect ron m i c r o s c o p i c changes in l imb muscle b iops ies f r o m 31 out of 34 pat ients wi th the s y n d r o m e of ch ron ic p rogress ive external oph tha lmopleg ia . Pat ients w e r e d iv ided into three cl inical g r o u p s — A ) 10 sporad ic cases wi th musc l e weakness o n l y ; B ) 9 familial cases w i t h musc le we...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701924