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High prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with genetically proven mitochondrial disorders
The objective of this study was to evaluate the use and perceived effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adults with genetically proven mitochondrial disease. The reported use was surprisingly high, with 88 % of children and 91 % of adults having used some kind of complementary and alternative medicine in the last 2 years. Also, the mean cost of these treatments was impressive, being €489/year for children and €359/year for adult patients. Over-the-counter remedies (e.g., food supplements, homeopathy) and self-help techniques (e.g., Reiki, yoga) were the most frequently used compleme...
Source: Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease - October 11, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research
