Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like Episodes (MELAS) Syndrome: Frequency, Clinical Features, Imaging, Histopathologic, and Molecular Genetic Findings in a Third-level Health Care Center in Mexico
Conclusions:
MELAS syndrome represents a common diagnostic challenge for clinicians, often delaying definitive diagnosis. It should be suspected in young patients with stroke of undetermined etiology associated with other systemic and neurological features.
Source: The Neurologist - Category: Neurology Tags: Case Report/Case Series Source Type: research
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