Acute management of a stroke-like episode in MELAS syndrome: What should we know?

• Acute management of SLEs differs from usual therapy in classic stroke patients. • IV L-Arginine should be administered urgently in the setting of a SLE. • If mental status is altered, an EEG should be performed to rule out a non-convulsive status.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: González-Pinto González, Tirso, Almeida Velasco, Javier, Moreno Estébanez, Ana, Agirre Beitia, Garazi, Cabral Martínez, Laura, Díaz Cuervo, Irene, Martínez Arroyo, Amaia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Letters to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7317663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32613094
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ensci.2020.100249
Descripción
Sumario:• Acute management of SLEs differs from usual therapy in classic stroke patients. • IV L-Arginine should be administered urgently in the setting of a SLE. • If mental status is altered, an EEG should be performed to rule out a non-convulsive status.

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