title: A case of late-onset MELAS.
abstract: We describe a 60-year-old man with MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes) and discuss the mitochondrial DNA point mutation 3243. A diagnosis of MELAS should be considered in the appropriate clinical setting at any age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242-1053, USA.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Kimata
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gordan
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Ajax
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grabowski
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D006801:Humans; D017241:MELAS Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017354:Point Mutation