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: Lorenzoni,Paulo José, Werneck,Lineu Cesar, Kay,Cláudia Suemi Kamoi, Silvado,Carlos Eduardo Soares, Scola,Rosana Herminia
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2015
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015001100959
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