The parts of your body that need the most energy – heart, brain, muscles – are most affected by mitochondrial disease and dysfunction. An affected individual may exhibit a spectrum of symptoms. Mitochondrial dysfunction and diseases linked to it can appear at any age, from infancy to adulthood. There is a broad spectrum of metabolic, inherited, and acquired disorders in adults that can be attributed to abnormal mitochondrial function.
Developmental delays, dementia, migraines, autistic features, seizures, stroke, atypical cerebral palsy, learning disabilities.
Weakness/failure, cramping, reflux, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, hypotonia, dysmotility.
Fainting, zero reflexes, heat/cold intolerance, pain.
Diabetes, pancreatic failure, parathyroid failure.
Renal tube failure.
Defects, blockage, cardiomyopathy.
Low blood sugar, liver failure.
Hearing loss.
Vision loss, ptosis, optic atrophy, strabismus, ophthalmoplegia, retinitis pigmentosa.
Failure to gain weight, fatigue, short stature, unexplained vomiting, respiratory problems.
Developmental delays, dementia, migraines, autistic features, seizures, stroke, atypical cerebral palsy, learning disabilities.
Weakness/failure, cramping, reflux, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, hypotonia, dysmotility.
Fainting, zero reflexes, heat/cold intolerance, pain.
Diabetes, pancreatic failure, parathyroid failure.
Renal tube failure.
Defects, blockage, cardiomyopathy.
Low blood sugar, liver failure.
Hearing loss.
Vision loss, ptosis, optic atrophy, strabismus, ophthalmoplegia, retinitis pigmentosa.
Failure to gain weight, fatigue, short stature, unexplained vomiting, respiratory problems.
