Our friends at The Lily Foundation have made a video to explain more about the Neuropsychiatric and Brain Imaging Phenotyping of Primary Mitochondrial Diseases study to which My Mito Mission were delighted to contribute over £27,000 with thanks, as always, to our supporters.
Involvement of the brain in mitochondrial disease is common. Consequences of brain involvement can often include psychological difficulties such as mood symptoms, including instability of mood, depression, agitation, anxiety, or cognitive symptoms. These symptoms are not very well understood in mitochondrial disease but can be greatly disabling and distressing for those affected.
The aim of this research project is to better understand how the involvement of mitochondria in the brain contribute to psychological symptoms of mitochondrial disease. It is hoped that the information from this study will guide us to better design future clinical trials of novel treatment for these disabling symptoms and to restore mitochondrial function in the brain.
To learn more about this project, please watch the Lily Foundation video or follow the links below: