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Leigh Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of the Disease and Present and Future Treatments.

Giuseppe Magro, Vincenzo Laterza, Federico Tosto

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Review in Biomedicines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Study on Leigh syndrome caused byFrontiers in neurology · 2026
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  18. Deep Brain Stimulation in Leigh-Like Syndrome Due to DNM1 Pathogenic Variant.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Giuseppe MagroDepartment of Neuroscience, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, 88100 Lamezia Terme, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8187-8354
Vincenzo LaterzaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Institute of Neurology, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-9603-823X
Federico TostoDepartment of Neuroscience, "Giovanni Paolo II" Hospital, 88100 Lamezia Terme, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1802-8840

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leigh syndrome (LS) is a severe neurodegenerative condition with an early onset, typically during early childhood or infancy. The disorder exhibits substantial clinical and genetic diversity. From a clinical standpoint, Leigh syndrome showcases a broad range of irregularities, ranging from severe neurological issues to minimal or no discernible abnormalities. The central nervous system is most affected, resulting in psychomotor retardation, seizures, nystagmus, ophthalmoparesis, optic atrophy, ataxia, dystonia, or respiratory failure. Some patients also experience involvement of the peripheral nervous system, such as polyneuropathy or myopathy, as well as non-neurological anomalies, such as diabetes, short stature, hypertrichosis, cardiomyopathy, anemia, renal failure, vomiting, or diarrhea (Leigh-like syndrome). Mutations associated with Leigh syndrome impact genes in both the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes. Presently, LS remains without a cure and shows limited response to various treatments, although certain case reports suggest potential improvement with supplements. Ongoing preclinical studies are actively exploring new treatment approaches. This review comprehensively outlines the genetic underpinnings of LS, its current treatment methods, and preclinical investigations, with a particular focus on treatment.

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