Neuroimaging pattern and pathophysiology of cerebellar stroke-like lesions in MELAS with m.3243A>G mutation: a case report

Neuroimaging pattern and pathophysiology of cerebellar stroke-like lesions in MELAS with m.3243A>G mutation: a case report

Abstract Background Stroke-like episodes (SLEs) in mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) with m.3243A > G mutation usually develop in the cerebral cortex. Few reports have documented SLEs in the cerebellum. The clinical neuroimaging features of...

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Main Authors: Munenori Oyama, Takahiro Iizuka, Jin Nakahara, Yoshikane Izawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
MELAS
Stroke-like episodes
Cerebellum
Angiopathy
MRI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01748-7

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