Literature DB >> 9605731

A case of late-onset MELAS.

K G Kimata1, L Gordan, E T Ajax, P H Davis, T Grabowski.   

Abstract

We describe a 60-year-old man with MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes) and discuss the mitochondrial DNA point mutation 3243. A diagnosis of MELAS should be considered in the appropriate clinical setting at any age.

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Year:  1998        PMID: 9605731     DOI: 10.1001/archneur.55.5.722

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Arch Neurol        ISSN: 0003-9942


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Review 1.  Clinical mitochondrial genetics.

Authors:  P F Chinnery; N Howell; R M Andrews; D M Turnbull
Journal:  J Med Genet       Date:  1999-06       Impact factor: 6.318

2.  MELAS syndrome diagnosed in ICU in a 56-year-old patient presenting with status epilepticus.

Authors:  Charikleia S Vrettou; Dimitrios Zervakis; Andreas Priovolos; Sofia Koskina; Magdalini Tsamouri; Christina Routsi
Journal:  Intensive Care Med       Date:  2013-03-28       Impact factor: 17.440

3.  Case report: 5 year follow-up of adult late-onset mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acid and stroke-like episodes (MELAS).

Authors:  Kiri Sunde; Patrick R Blackburn; Anvir Cheema; Jennifer Gass; Jessica Jackson; Sarah Macklin; Paldeep S Atwal
Journal:  Mol Genet Metab Rep       Date:  2016-11-18

4.  Importance of Distinguishing Between Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy With Elderly Onset of Stroke-Like Episodes and Cerebral Infarction.

Authors:  Syuichi Tetsuka; Asako Tagawa; Tomoko Ogawa; Mieko Otsuka; Ritsuo Hashimoto; Hiroyuki Kato
Journal:  J Clin Med Res       Date:  2017-07-27

5.  Diagnosis of adult-onset MELAS syndrome in a 63-year-old patient with suspected recurrent strokes - a case report.

Authors:  Tim Sinnecker; Michaela Andelova; Michael Mayr; Stephan Rüegg; Michael Sinnreich; Juergen Hench; Stephan Frank; André Schaller; Christoph Stippich; Jens Wuerfel; Leo H Bonati
Journal:  BMC Neurol       Date:  2019-05-08       Impact factor: 2.474

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