Medicina Neonatal e Pediátrica

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Leber's (Plus?) Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: A Case Report

Arife CA, Cansu S and Ufuk E

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)-plus is a maternally inherited genetic disorder of young males and characterized by severe progressive vision loss with other neurological and systemic symptoms. Here we present a young male with subacute progressive vision loss and Parkinsonism symptoms like right arm rigidity and endocrine abnormalities like hypoparathyroidism as a probable LHON-plus case.