When should MELAS (Mitochondrial myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like episodes) be the diagnosis?

When should MELAS (Mitochondrial myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like episodes) be the diagnosis?

ABSTRACTMitochondrial myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a rare mitochondrial disorder. Diagnostic criteria for MELAS include typical manifestations of the disease: stroke-like episodes, encephalopathy, evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction (laboratorial o...

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Main Authors: Paulo José Lorenzoni, Lineu Cesar Werneck, Cláudia Suemi Kamoi Kay, Carlos Eduardo Soares Silvado, Rosana Herminia Scola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
MELAS
mitocôndria
miopatia
acidente vascular cerebral
encefalopatia
genética
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