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[A case of MELAS with G13513A mutation presenting with chronic kidney disease long before stroke-like episodes].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2013
Motoda Atsuko, Kurashige Takashi, Sugiura Tomohito, Nakamura Takeshi, Yamawaki Takemori, Arihiro Koji, Matsumoto Masayasu
Abstract excerpt
The patient was a 35-year-old female with an 9-year history of chronic kidney disease awaiting renal transplantation. She was brought to hospital by ambulance due to a generalized convulsive seizure. Her consciousness remained disturbed after treatment for her seizure, and sensorineural deafness was noted. Lactic acid and pyruvic acid levels were extremely elevated in both the plasma and the cerebrospinal fluid,...
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