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Tachyduodenia in mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy
Author(s) -
Scheffer R. C. H.,
Smout A. J. P. M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
neurogastroenterology and motility
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.489
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1365-2982
pISSN - 1350-1925
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01698.x
Subject(s) - mitochondrial encephalomyopathy , intestinal pseudo obstruction , mitochondrial encephalomyopathies , interstitial cell of cajal , mitochondrial myopathy , medicine , gastroenterology , biology , pathology , mitochondrial dna , biochemistry , smooth muscle , gene
In a 38‐year‐old male patient diagnosed with mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy an abnormally high duodenal contraction frequency of 20 per minute was found to be present. It is speculated that this tachyduodenia is caused by a metabolic effect on Cajal cells.