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Target Concepts:
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Query: UMLS:C0162671 (
MELAS
)
587
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
MELAS
is a rare mitochondrial disorder. We report two cases in Irish males where the characteristics were evident, but the diagnosis not made for a considerable period of time. In one of the cases the symptoms were presumed secondary to
prematurity
. In the other the symptoms were presumed secondary to epilepsy and he had three respiratory arrests secondary to benzodiazepine administration. This report wishes to highlight
MELAS
as a differential diagnosis in paediatric patients who present with stroke.
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PMID:MELAS (Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, Stroke) - a Diagnosis Not to be Missed. 2812 54
