Clinical Trial: MRI Study - Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Patients With Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia

Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to investigate the fraction of fat on a MRI scan of lower bag muscles, thighs and calves in patients with the mitochondrial disease chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO).

Additionally an investigation of the volume of the eye muscles will be done and compared to the patient's clinical presentation of ptosis and ophthalmoplegia.