{"id":21268,"date":"2025-11-17T01:45:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/hastaliklar\/merrf\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:44","slug":"merrf","status":"publish","type":"hastaliklar","link":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/hastaliklar\/merrf\/","title":{"rendered":"MERRF Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Definition<\/h2>\n<p>MERRF syndrome is a mitochondrial disease characterized by Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged-Red Fiber.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Myoclonic seizures<\/li>\n<li>Ataxia<\/li>\n<li>Muscle weakness<\/li>\n<li>Hearing loss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reasons<\/h2>\n<p>MT-TK and other mtDNA mutations.<\/p>\n<h2>Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>Muscle biopsy, genetic testing.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Antiepileptics, coenzyme Q10.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Polyclinic Should You Apply To?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Metabolism Polyclinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What to Do in an Emergency?<\/h2>\n<p>In case of status epilepticus, emergency services should be consulted.<\/p>\n<p><em>This page is for general information purposes only.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition MERRF syndrome is a mitochondrial disorder characterized by Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged-Red Fibers. Symptoms Myoclonic seizures Ataxia Muscle weakness Hearing loss Causes MT-TK and other mtDNA mutations. Diagnosis Muscle biopsy, genetic testing. Treatment Antiepileptics, coenzyme Q10. Which Clinic Should You Go To? Metabolism Clinic What to Do in an Emergency? In case of status epilepticus, go to the emergency room. This page provides general information [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"MERRF Syndrome - Kahramanmara\u015f S\u00fct\u00e7\u00fc \u0130mam University Health Practice and Research Hospital","description":"Definition: MERRF syndrome is a mitochondrial disorder characterized by myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers. Symptoms: Myoclonic seizures, ataxia, muscle weakness."},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21268","hastaliklar","type-hastaliklar","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hastaliklar"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21268\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}