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Mitochondrial stroke-like episodes: The search for new therapies.
Pharmacological research - 1 Jun 2022
Orsucci Daniele, Caldarazzo Ienco Elena, Montano Vincenzo, Siciliano Gabriele, Mancuso Michelangelo
Abstract excerpt
A mitochondrial stroke-like event is an evolving subacute neurological syndrome linked to seizure activity and focal metabolic brain derangement in a genetically determined mitochondrial disorder. The acronym "MELAS" (mitochondrial encephalopathy associated with lactic acidosis and stroke-like lesions) identifies subjects with molecular, biochemical and/or histological evidence of mitochondrial disorder who...
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