The treatment of mitochondrial myopathies and encephalomyopathies.

This paper briefly summarizes the results of a long-term, open pharmacotherapy trial in 16 patients with well-characterized mitochondrial disease. Outcome measures included repeated clinical evaluation, 31P-NMR spectroscopy and near-infrared spectroscopy. Treated patients appeared to survive longer with less functional disability and medical complications than typically seen in clinical practice.