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MRI Features of Stroke-Like Episodes in Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy With Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-Like Episodes [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
Mitochondrial myopathy encephalopathy lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is an important cause of stroke-mimicking diseases that predominantly affect patients before 40 years of age. MELAS results from gene mutations in either mitochondrial
Weiqin Cheng, Yuting Zhang, Ling He
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Stroke-like Episodes in Inherited Neurometabolic Disorders [PDF]

Metabolites, 2022
Stroke-like episodes (SLEs) are significant clinical manifestations of metabolic disorders affecting the central nervous system. Morphological equivalents presented in neuroimaging procedures are described as stroke-like lesions (SLLs).
Natalia Będkowska, Aneta Zontek, Justyna Paprocka   +2 more
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Mitochondrial stroke-like episodes: The search for new therapies

Pharmacological Research, 2022
A mitochondrial stroke-like event is an evolving subacute neurological syndrome linked to seizure activity and focal metabolic brain derangement in a genetically determined mitochondrial disorder.
Daniele Orsucci, Elena Caldarazzo Ienco, Vincenzo Montano, Gabriele Siciliano, Michelangelo Mancuso   +4 more
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Stroke-Like episodes and epilepsy in a patient with COQ8A-Related coenzyme Q10 deficiency [PDF]

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2023
Coenzyme q10 (CoQ10) deficiency is an extremely uncommon disease that has very rarely been reported in adulthood. This case describes an elderly male with ataxia since adolescence, and visual disturbance since 40, presenting with recurrent episodes of ...
Rithvik Ramesh, Sundar Hariharan, Latha Sundar   +2 more
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Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes with coexisting nemaline myopathy: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes and nemaline myopathy are two rare genetic conditions. We report the first case reported in world literature with coexistence of both these rare disorders.
Kawmadi Gunawardena, Somasundaram Praveenan, Vajira H. W. Dissanayake, Pyara Ratnayake   +3 more
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Can Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction Drive Recurrent Stroke-Like Episodes in Late-Onset MELAS Syndrome? A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome is a maternally inherited mitochondrial disorder that is most commonly caused by the m.
Delia Gagliardi, Eleonora Mauri, Francesca Magri, Daniele Velardo, Megi Meneri, Elena Abati, Roberta Brusa, Irene Faravelli, Daniela Piga, Dario Ronchi, Fabio Triulzi, Lorenzo Peverelli, Monica Sciacco, Nereo Bresolin, Nereo Bresolin, Giacomo Pietro Comi, Giacomo Pietro Comi, Stefania Corti, Stefania Corti, Stefania Corti, Alessandra Govoni, Alessandra Govoni   +21 more
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Profiles of paediatric patients experiencing stroke-like episodes associated with mitochondrial disease [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionStroke-like episodes (SLE) are defined as events characterized by the sudden onset of neurological symptoms with clinical manifestations similar to those of a stroke.
Gülhan Karakaya Molla, Gülhan Karakaya Molla, Özlem Ünal Uzun, Hanım Babazade Agakisili, Emine Genç, Zümrüt Arslan Gülten, Tarık Yıldırım, Aydan Sezgin Ersoy, Belkıs Ak, Aliye Gülbahçe, Sevil Yıldız, Nafiye Emel Çakar, Meryem Karaca, Tanyel Zübarioğlu, Burcu Öztürk Hişmi, Şahin Erdöl, Hasan Önal, Bülent Kara, Gülden Fatma Gökçay   +18 more
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Gastrointestinal complications of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome managed by parenteral nutrition [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
MELAS – an acronym for mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes – is a multiorgan disease caused by a mutation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).
Simona Horná, Martin Jozef Péč, Juraj Krivuš, Renáta Michalová, Štefan Sivák, Peter Galajda, Marián Mokáň   +6 more
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Uveitis and Retinal Vasculitis—Harbingers of Neuro-Behcet’s Disease: A Case Report [PDF]

Bengal Physician Journal, 2023
We report this case of Neuro-Behcet’s disease who initially had recurrent episodes of uveitis over a period of 14 years and was under ophthalmological follow-up. Recently, she developed retinal vasculitis and multiple stroke-like episodes.
Pramod Kumar Samala, Sowmini Perumal, Sakthi Velayudham, Malcolm Jeyaraj, Kannan Vellaichamy, Viveka Saravanan Raju, Mugundhan Krishnan   +6 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, Jelle Demeestere, Benjamin Verhaaren   +2 more
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