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Medical Genetics
Leigh Syndrome: A Comprehensive Medical Review
Leigh syndrome, first described by Denis Leigh in 1951, is a severe progressive neurometabolic disorder characterized by bilateral symmetric necrotic lesions in subcortical regions of the central nervous system. Originally termed subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy, this disorder represents a final common phenotype for various genetic defects affecting energy metabolism.