Delay in diagnosing a patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like...
Delay in diagnosing a patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome who presented with status epilepticus and lactic acidosis: a case report
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
London: BioMed Central Ltd
Journal title
Language
English
Formats
Publication information
Publisher
London: BioMed Central Ltd
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Background Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episode syndrome is a rare mitochondrial genetic disorder that can present with a variety of clinical manifestations, including stroke, hearing loss, seizures, and lactic acidosis. The most common genetic mutation associated with this syndrome is M.3243A>G. The main underl...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Delay in diagnosing a patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome who presented with status epilepticus and lactic acidosis: a case report
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0ecab714f84d499fa5d3e0eca9e66034
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0ecab714f84d499fa5d3e0eca9e66034
Other Identifiers
ISSN
1752-1947
E-ISSN
1752-1947
DOI
10.1186/s13256-022-03613-2
