Elderly onset of MELAS in a male: A case report

BackgroundMitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is one of the most common maternally inherited mitochondrial diseases which rarely affects elderly people.Case presentationWe reported the case of a 61-year-old male patient with MELAS. He was experiencin...

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Main Authors: Sheng-Peng Diao, Song-Fa Chen, Ai-Qun Liu, Zhi-Hua Zhou, Zhong-Xing Peng, Ming-Fan Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.1018529/full