Unilateral cortical thickening and hyper-intensity due to mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke like episodes (MELAS)
Patients with mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) present with recurrent and partially reversible neurological deficits. Lesions of MELAS classically cause a signal change in both the grey and white matter, predominantly in the occipital and parietal lobes....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2014-04-01
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| Series: | International Clinical Neuroscience Journal |
| Online Access: | http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/Neuroscience/article/download/6754/pdf_4 |
| Summary: | Patients with mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) present with recurrent and partially reversible neurological deficits. Lesions of MELAS classically cause a signal change in both the grey and white matter, predominantly in the occipital and parietal lobes. These lesions mimic infarction. Here, we reported a case of MELAS with rare neuroimaging finding of hemispheric cortical thickening on T2/FLAIR images with intracortical nodular gadolinium enhancement; then we discussed the clinical and radiological differential diagnoses of it. |
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| ISSN: | 2383-1871 2383-2096 |