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Case Reports
. 1988 May;38(5):751-4.
doi: 10.1212/wnl.38.5.751.

MELAS syndrome: characteristic migrainous and epileptic features and maternal transmission

P Montagna  1 , R Gallassi, R Medori, E Govoni, M Zeviani, S Di Mauro, E Lugaresi, F Andermann
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MELAS syndrome: characteristic migrainous and epileptic features and maternal transmission

P Montagna et al. Neurology. 1988 May.

Abstract

Severe prolonged migrainous symptoms and prolonged partial status epilepticus are characteristic features of the MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes). Maternal transmission previously found in myoclonus epilepsy and ragged-red fibers (MERRF), another mitochondrial disease, is suggested in this disorder as well.

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