Kearns-Sayre Syndrome

"Kearns-Sayre Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A mitochondrial disorder featuring the triad of chronic progressive EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA, cardiomyopathy (CARDIOMYOPATHIES) with conduction block (HEART BLOCK), and RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA. Disease onset is in the first or second decade. Elevated CSF protein, sensorineural deafness, seizures, and pyramidal signs may also be present. Ragged-red fibers are found on muscle biopsy. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p984)

Descriptor ID

D007625

MeSH Number(s)

C05.651.460.700.500

C10.292.562.775.500

C10.668.491.500.700.500

C11.590.641.500

C11.768.585.658.500.627

C14.280.238.510

C18.452.660.410

C18.452.660.560.700.500

Concept/Terms

Kearns-Sayre Syndrome

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Kearns-Sayre Syndrome".

Diseases [C]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Muscular Diseases [C05.651]
Mitochondrial Myopathies [C05.651.460]
Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External [C05.651.460.700]
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome [C05.651.460.700.500]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Cranial Nerve Diseases [C10.292]
Ocular Motility Disorders [C10.292.562]
Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External [C10.292.562.775]
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome [C10.292.562.775.500]
Neuromuscular Diseases [C10.668]
Muscular Diseases [C10.668.491]
Mitochondrial Myopathies [C10.668.491.500]
Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External [C10.668.491.500.700]
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome [C10.668.491.500.700.500]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Ocular Motility Disorders [C11.590]
Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External [C11.590.641]
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome [C11.590.641.500]
Retinal Diseases [C11.768]
Retinal Degeneration [C11.768.585]
Retinal Dystrophies [C11.768.585.658]
Retinitis Pigmentosa [C11.768.585.658.500]
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome [C11.768.585.658.500.627]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Heart Diseases [C14.280]
Cardiomyopathies [C14.280.238]
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome [C14.280.238.510]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Metabolic Diseases [C18.452]
Mitochondrial Diseases [C18.452.660]
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome [C18.452.660.410]
Mitochondrial Myopathies [C18.452.660.560]
Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External [C18.452.660.560.700]
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome [C18.452.660.560.700.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Kearns-Sayre Syndrome".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Kearns-Sayre Syndrome".

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Bar chart showing 2 publications over 2 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1995 and 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
2014	0	1	1

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