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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Mitochondrial Epilepsy, a Challenge for Neurologists.

Piervito Lopriore, Fábio Gomes, Vincenzo Montano, Gabriele Siciliano, Michelangelo Mancuso

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Drug safety in patients with mitochondrial disease: an observational cohort study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Piervito LoprioreNeurological Institute, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9789-3129
Fábio GomesNeurology Department, Coimbra University Hospital Centre, 3004-561 Coimbra, Portugal.
Vincenzo MontanoNeurological Institute, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Gabriele SicilianoNeurological Institute, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Michelangelo MancusoNeurological Institute, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2738-8562
University of Pisa · ITUniversity of Coimbra · PT

Funding

Telethon GUP09004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary mitochondrial diseases are relatively common inborn errors of energy metabolism, with a combined prevalence of 1 in 4300. These disorders typically affect tissues with high energy requirements, including the brain. Epilepsy affects >1% of the worldwide population, making it one of the most common neurological illnesses; it may be the presenting feature of a mitochondrial disease, but is often part of a multisystem clinical presentation. The major genetic causes of mitochondrial epilepsy are mutations in mitochondrial DNA and in the nuclear-encoded gene POLG. Treatment of mitochondrial epilepsy may be challenging, often representing a poor prognostic feature. This narrative review will cover the most recent advances in the field of mitochondrial epilepsy, from pathophysiology and genetic etiologies to phenotype and treatment options.

Indexed as

EpilepsyMitochondrial DiseasesDNA, MitochondrialHumansMitochondriaMutationNeurologistsDNA, MitochondrialepilepsyLeigh syndromeMELASMERRFmitochondrial epilepsyPOLG-related disordersprimary mitochondrial diseasestroke-like episode

Identifiers

PMID36362003
PMCPMC9656379
OpenAlexW4307945206

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