Leigh’s syndrome
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Mitochondrial encephalomyelopathy
Kids very early on show ataxia, seizures, weakness, and rapid mental deterioration
Lesions usually bilateral and symmetrical and in the thalamus, midbrain, pons, medulla, and spinal cord
Genetic defect thought to be in cytochrome oxidase C (a mitochondrial enzyme)
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