Chapter 10, Problem 1TYC

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The effect of the mitochondrial defect on double vision, found in a 6-year-old male child and the other signs and symptoms associated with the mitochondrial defect.

Introduction:

Mitochondria are small, energy-producing structures that serve as the power plants of cells and are specialized for a process called aerobic respiration and synthesize most of the body's ATP which act as the source of energy.

Mitochondrial myopathies are referred to as a group of neuromuscular diseases caused by damage to the mitochondria. One of the more common mitochondrial myopathies is Kearns-Sayre syndrome.