Neuroradiology - Case Report 2016

Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy: imaging and clinical findings in three patients

10.5152/dir.2013.008

  • Gökçen Çoban
  • Savaş Göktürk
  • Erkan Yıldırım
  • Zuhal Çalışkan
  • Bahriye Horasanlı
  • Hatice Aysun Akça

Received Date: 16.08.2012 Accepted Date: 30.10.2012 Diagn Interv Radiol 2013;19(3):191-194

Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) is a rare multisystemic autosomal recessive disorder characterized by ptosis, gastrointestinal dysmotility, cachexia, peripheral neuropathy, and leukoencephalopathy. We aimed to raise awareness in radiologists regarding this difficult-to-diagnose syndrome, which occurs in the presence of coexistent gastrointestinal dysmotility, cachexia, and neurologic manifestations. We report imaging and clinical findings of three patients with MNGIE. Our findings indicate that early diagnosis of the disease, together with the timely treatment of acute intercurrent illnesses, may retard the progression of MNGIE.