title: Complex partial status epilepticus in late-onset MELAS.
abstract: A patient with recurrent episodes of complex partial status epilepticus and a distinctive pattern of periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDs) is presented. The patient was subsequently shown to have a mitochondrial disorder of the MELAS type, a hitherto unreported association. The case illustrates that CPSE should be added to the list of possible causes of acute neurological deterioration in MELAS patients.
authors.affiliation: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, England, UK.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Leff
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: McNabb
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Larner
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D017241:MELAS Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis*