Kevin G. Kimata, Lucio Gordan, E. Todd Ajax, Patricia H. Davis, Thomas J. 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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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.
Key concepts: Lactic acidosis, Mitochondrial myopathy, MELAS syndrome, Mitochondrial DNA, Encephalopathy, Medicine, Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies