Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia: I. A quantitative histochemical study of skeletal muscles

This study quantitates the major morphological and cytochemical changes in limb muscle biopsies from 37 patients with the, syndrome of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO). The aim was to assess the value of limb muscle biopsy in the diagnosis of this syndrome; to define the myopathol...

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Main Author: Elza Dias-Tosta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1988-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1988000200004&lng=en&tlng=en