[HTML][HTML] Chronic pain is common in mitochondrial disease
J van den Ameele, J Fuge, RDS Pitceathly… - Neuromuscular …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the absence of cure, the main objectives in the management of patients with mitochondrial
disease are symptom control and prevention of complications. While pain is a complicating
symptom in many chronic diseases and is known to have a clear impact on quality of life, its
prevalence and severity in people with mitochondrial disease is unknown. We conducted a
survey of pain symptoms in patients with genetically confirmed mitochondrial disease from
two UK mitochondrial disease specialist centres. The majority (66.7%) of patients had …
disease are symptom control and prevention of complications. While pain is a complicating
symptom in many chronic diseases and is known to have a clear impact on quality of life, its
prevalence and severity in people with mitochondrial disease is unknown. We conducted a
survey of pain symptoms in patients with genetically confirmed mitochondrial disease from
two UK mitochondrial disease specialist centres. The majority (66.7%) of patients had …