1. mitochondrial myopathies
By: Liliette rangel
Period 5

2. How does mitochondrial Myopathy work?
Mitochondrial Myopathy occurs when the mitochondria is unable to create enough energy for the body and therefore causes the person to feel lethargic and weak.
The Mitochondria is the part of a cell that is in charge of creating energy or ATP from carbohydrates or fatty acids in the food we eat.
Because the energy from the mitochondria are highly needed in nearly all the cells in the body, having a deficiency of it can affect tissues and organs as well.

3. What causes Mitochondrial myopathy?
Mutation in genes
Inherited from family
“Myo” means muscle and “pathos” means disease

5. How It’s diagnosed
An Exercise test is performed along with a neurological exam
Check for Diabetes or problems in the liver or kidneys
An EKG to check for cardiomyopathy
MRI to check for brain abnormalities

6. Symptoms Neurological ad Muscular Problems Muscle weakness
Exercise Intolerance
Hearing Loss
Trouble Balancing
Seizures
Learning Deficits

7. Treatments
Though there is no real treatment or a cure, physical therapy can help with the symptoms along with Vitamin therapies.
Change in Diet

8. Main Problems Low Energy Free Radicals Lactic Acidosis
A chain reaction of an odd number of broken bonds within a molecule
Lactic Acidosis
An increase in in production of lactate

9. Possible syndromes Barth syndrome Kearns-Sayre syndrome Leigh syndrome
Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes

10. Questions True or False. Mitochondrial Myopathy has no cure.
Mitochondrial Myopathy occurs when the mitochondria does not produce enough…
Vitamin C
Whit blood cells
Energy
None of the above
List 3 symptoms.

11. Bibliography
"Mitochondrial Myopathy Fact Sheet." National Institutes of Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. Web. 10 Dec "Mitochondrial Myopathies (MM) | Muscular Dystrophy Association." Muscular Dystrophy Association. N.p., 18 Jan Web. 10 Dec "About Mitochondria Myopathy." Mitochondrial Myopathy Information Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec