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Ophthalmologic manifestations in MELAS syndrome.
Archives of neurology - 1 Sept 1993
Fang W, Huang C C, Lee C C, Cheng S Y, Pang C Y, Wei Y H
Abstract excerpt
We describe a 15-year-old boy with full-blown mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) and chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO). He presented with visual disturbance, hearing impairment, continuous partial epilepsy on the right aspect of the face, and right hemiparesis since the age of 13. Four months later, he experienced another strokelike episode...
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