MELAS Syndrome Presenting in the Late 40s

A man in his 50s presented with a 5-year history of stepwise loss of executive and somato-sensory functions in relation to what was interpreted as 2 previous stroke episodes; he was diagnosed with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes.

Source: JAMA Neurology - March 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: research