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Late-onset MELAS syndrome with mtDNA 14453G→A mutation masquerading as an acute encephalitis: a case report.

BMC neurology - 17 Jun 2020

Yokota Yuki, Hara Makoto, Akimoto Takayoshi, Mizoguchi Tomotaka, Goto Yu-Ichi, Nishino Ichizo, Kamei Satoshi, Nakajima Hideto

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BACKGROUND: A unique patient with MELAS syndrome, who initially masqueraded as having acute encephalitis and was eventually diagnosed with MELAS syndrome harboring a mtDNA 14453G → A mutation, is described. CASE PRESENTATION: A 74-year-old Japanese man was admitted to another hospital due to acute onset of cognitive impairment and psychosis. After 7 days he was transferred to our hospital with seizures and...

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PMID: 32552696
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01818-w
PMCID: PMC7298965

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