The clinical spectrum of MELAS and associated disorders across ages: a retrospective cohort study
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 ObjectiveMitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a severe multisystemic disease, although some have a milder phenotype.
Benjamin Cox, Jayawant Mandrekar
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Late-onset mitochondrial encephalomyopathy lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: a case-based review [PDF]
Frontiers in Molecular BiosciencesBackgroundMitochondrial Encephalomyopathy Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is rare in people over 40 years of age, and gastrointestinal complications of MELAS are also rare, especially Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO).Case ...
Lin Zhang +5 more
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Impaired respiratory function in MELAS‐induced pluripotent stem cells with high heteroplasmy levels
FEBS Open Bio, 2015 Mitochondrial diseases are heterogeneous disorders, caused by mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria are not regulated solely by nuclear genomic DNA but by mitochondrial DNA.
Shinsuke Yuasa +2 more
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MELAS syndrome complicated by anti-GFAP autoantibody positivity: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC NeurologyBackground Autoimmune abnormalities have been reported in mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome, but anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) antibody positivity in both serum and cerebrospinal ...
Jun Shu +5 more
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Migratory vasodilatation of cerebral arteries in MELAS episodes: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyMitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is the commonest inherited mitochondrial disorder. Dilation of the major cerebral arteries is seldom mentioned in MELAS because magnetic resonance angiography (MRA ...
Ying Luo +13 more
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Case Report: Simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplantation in MELAS: first reported case with 5-year follow-up [PDF]
Frontiers in TransplantationBackgroundMitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a rare mitochondrial DNA disorder that, in severe cases, can result in insulin-dependent diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Vera Nilsén +4 more
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Microhemorrhages in MELAS Lesions: A Case Report
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2022 Introduction: Microhemorrhages have not been described in mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes syndrome (MELAS) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Evelien Martens +2 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2023 Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke‐like episodes (MELAS) caused by mitochondrial DNA‐encoded complex I subunit (mt‐ND) variants.
Wei Wang +16 more
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Neo-Riemannian Theory and the Melakarta [PDF]
Analytical Approaches to World Music, 2023 Utilizing a Neo-Riemannian lens and pitch-class set analysis, this article investigates the Melakarta—a South Indian classification system for ragas. There are two main goals.
John King
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Total intravenous anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil in a patient with MELAS syndrome -A case report- [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010 A 23-year-old woman with MELAS (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) underwent a laparoscopy-assisted appendectomy. MELAS syndrome is a multisystemic disease caused by mitochondrial dysfunction.
Jin Suk Park +6 more
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