Late-onset MELAS syndrome with mtDNA 14453G→A mutation masquerading as an acute encephalitis: a case report

BACKGROUND: A unique patient with MELAS syndrome, who initially masqueraded as having acute encephalitis and was eventually diagnosed with MELAS syndrome harboring a mtDNA 14453G → A mutation, is described. CASE PRESENTATION: A 74-year-old Japanese man was admitted to another hospital due to acute o...

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Autores principales: Yokota, Yuki, Hara, Makoto, Akimoto, Takayoshi, Mizoguchi, Tomotaka, Goto, Yu-ichi, Nishino, Ichizo, Kamei, Satoshi, Nakajima, Hideto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7298965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32552696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-01818-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7298965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32552696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-01818-w

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