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  • Title: EEG findings in children and adolescents with mitochondrial encephalomyopathies: a study of 25 cases.
    Author: Tulinius MH, Hagne I.
    Journal: Brain Dev; 1991 May; 13(3):167-73. PubMed ID: 1928609.
    Abstract:
    EEG was studied in 25 children and adolescents with mitochondrial encephalomyopathies, defined on the basis of clinical, biochemical and morphological criteria. Twenty cases conformed to well-known mitochondrial syndromes: Alpers syndrome [6], Leigh syndrome [2], MERRF (myoclonus epilepsy and ragged red fibers) syndrome [3], MELAS (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes) syndrome [5] and Kearns-Sayre syndrome [4]. Many patients were followed for several years with repeated EEG. In all, 112 EEG records were included in the study. A common feature of all the mitochondrial encephalomyopathic syndromes was slowing of the alpha rhythm. Epileptic discharges were seen in most syndromes. In spite of the small number of cases in each group, in Alpers, MERRF and MELAS syndromes we found sequential EEG patterns which seemed to be typical of the respective syndromes. In contrast, in Kearns-Sayre syndrome, a slow background rhythm was the only consistent finding. We conclude that EEG, especially repeated recordings, may be of help in the diagnostic evaluation of mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.
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