摘要
We appreciate the readers＇ interest and their comprehensive comments and advice about the article,[1] which mainly concerned details of the patients＇ information.In this paper,we reported 19 Kearns-Sayre syndrome （KSS） patients whose diagnoses were in accordance with the current clinical diagnostic criteria of KSS,i.e.,the triad of progressive external ophthalmoplegia,pigmentary retinopathy,and onset before 20 years of age,plus at least one of the followings：heart block,cerebellar symptoms,or cerebrospinal fluid protein levels above 1000 mg/L.[2] The diagnostic criteria have been widely used.[3] Apart from clinical features,muscle pathology and molecular genetic analysis canplay a great role in the diagnostic workup.
We appreciate the readers＇ interest and their comprehensive comments and advice about the article,[1] which mainly concerned details of the patients＇ information.In this paper,we reported 19 Kearns-Sayre syndrome （KSS） patients whose diagnoses were in accordance with the current clinical diagnostic criteria of KSS,i.e.,the triad of progressive external ophthalmoplegia,pigmentary retinopathy,and onset before 20 years of age,plus at least one of the followings：heart block,cerebellar symptoms,or cerebrospinal fluid protein levels above 1000 mg/L.[2] The diagnostic criteria have been widely used.[3] Apart from clinical features,muscle pathology and molecular genetic analysis canplay a great role in the diagnostic workup.
