Letter to the Editor regarding “Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes diagnosed after metformin-triggered stroke-like episodes”

We read with interest the article by Murakami et al. about a 40 years-old male with mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episode (MELAS) syndrome due to the variant m.3243A>G with a heteroplasmy rate of 27%, in whom metformin was suspected to have triggered a stroke-like episode (SLE), the phenotypic hallmark of MELAS.1 Metformin was replaced by sitagliptin and the patient was discharged in a stable condition after three weeks.1 The study is excellent, but has limitations that are objectionable and should be discussed.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research