| Literature DB >> 194020 |
F Cornelio, S Di Donato, D Peluchetti, A Bizze, B Bertagnolio, A D'Angelo, U Wiesmann.
Abstract
Three patients affected by a progressive myopathy with rapid lethal evolution are presented. Excessive lipid storage was found in type 1 fibres of muscle and in liver, kidney, and myocardium. Carnitine concentrations were markedly reduced in muscle, plasma, and heart, significantly lower in the liver, and normal in kidney. D-L carnitine replacement therapy was ineffective in the only case treated. The relationship of the present cases with the syndrome of lipid storage myopathy and carnitine deficiency is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 194020 PMCID: PMC492634 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.40.2.170
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN: 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154