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Retinal Neuronal Loss in Visually Asymptomatic Patients With Myoclonic Epilepsy With Ragged-Red Fibers

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BACKGROUND: Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF, OMIM, #545000) is a rare neurological condition mostly caused by the m.8344A>G mitochondrial DNA pathogenic variant, which can variably affect multiple tissues, including the retina and optic nerve. We report detection of visually asymptomatic neuroretinal loss in 3 patients with genetically confirmed MERRF, using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

METHODS: All patients underwent a complete ophthalmic examination including assessments of visual acuity, color vision, pupillary reactions, extraocular movements, applanation tonometry, slit-lamp, and dilated fundus examinations. Standard automated perimetry or Goldmann kinetic perimetry was performed, as well as fundus photographs and SD-OCT of the optic nerve head and macula.

RESULTS: Despite the absence of visual symptoms in all patients, and normal visual acuity and visual fields in 1 patient, the 3 genetically confirmed patients (point mutations m.8344A>G; age range: 18-62 years) with MERRF-related neurological manifestations, displayed thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer and variable alterations of the macular ganglion cell complex.

CONCLUSIONS: Visually asymptomatic patients with genetically confirmed MERRF can display features of structural neuroretinal loss, quantifiable with SD-OCT. Further investigations are needed to establish whether OCT can assess early neurodegeneration in MERRF.

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hal-02616930 , version 1 (25-05-2020)

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Raymond Najjar, Pascal Reynier, Angélique Caignard, Vincent Procaccio, Patrizia Amati-Bonneau, et al.. Retinal Neuronal Loss in Visually Asymptomatic Patients With Myoclonic Epilepsy With Ragged-Red Fibers. Journal of neuro-ophthalmology, 2019, 39 (1), pp.18-22. ⟨10.1097/WNO.0000000000000690⟩. ⟨hal-02616930⟩
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