What is the treatment for mitochondrial disorder?

Depend: It depend on diagnosis.

Supportive: Mitochondria are little workshops in each cell that do work outsourced from the central nucleus. When the mitochondria do work that is defective, the intricate work of sustaining the bodies metabolism begins to fail. Over time sensitive functions decline and the person looses capabilities. After diagnosis, the aim of therapy is to preserve quality of life as long as possible.

No cure yet: There is no curative treatment yet available for mitochondrial disorders. However, a lot of research is being done in this area. In the meantime, the treatment includes various supplements (vitamins and antioxidants) that may help some patients, maintaining healthy lifestyle, and avoiding triggers that may make disease worse such as certain medications that affect mitochondrial function.