title: Led astray: MELAS initially misdiagnosed as herpes simplex encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, UK. rubesh@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Rubesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gooriah
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, UK.
authors.forename: Badr E A
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Dafalla
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, UK.
authors.forename: Thattoli C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Venugopalan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D017241:MELAS Syndrome / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male