title: Epileptic seizures in a patient with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and strokelike episodes (MELAS).
abstract: This study reports a case of MELAS with epileptic seizure, and reviews the characteristics of seizures in patients with this syndrome. They are characterized by: (1) generalized and/or partial seizures, (2) frequent association with visual symptoms and hemiparesis, and (3) posteriorly predominant EEG abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsukada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kosoegawa
authors.lastname: Sugianto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hirose
mesh_terms: D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000502:physiology; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome