Mitochondrial disease is not a terminal disease, but there is still no complete cure.
Mitochondrial disease is a class of hereditary genetic defects caused by the disease, the disease can appear in patients with central nervous system disease, neuromuscular disease, developmental and nutritional disorders, etc., which caused the most serious harm to the human body is the whole body muscle atrophy, resulting in patients with limb weakness, the serious cases can not walk normally.
Mitochondrial disease has a fairly long latency period, the disease patients often in about 20 years of age before the symptoms of limb weakness, early may be manifested as mild activity that is fatigue, muscle pain and other symptoms, so it is difficult to be diagnosed early and receive timely treatment.
Under the current medical level, mitochondrial disease is difficult to be completely cured, only through the relevant drugs to slow down the speed of muscle atrophy, improve the patient’s muscle strength, as far as possible to maintain the patient’s life needs.
It is recommended that patients with mitochondrial disease go to the hospital in a timely manner and be treated by a specialist after careful evaluation of their condition.