title: Speech-Language and swallowing manifestations and rehabilitation in an 11-year-old girl with MELAS syndrome.
abstract: Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome is a rare mitochondrial disease. The available studies on MELAS syndrome are limited to evaluation of radiological, audiological, genetic, and neurological findings. Among the various neurological manifestations, speech-language and swallowing manifestations are less discussed in the literature. This report describes the speech-language and swallowing function in an 11-year-old girl with MELAS syndrome. The intervention over a period of 6 months is discussed.
authors: Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors: V P
authors: VP
authors: Vandana
authors: Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors: Parayil Sankaran
authors: PS
authors: Bindu
authors: Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors: Kothari
authors: K
authors: Sonam
authors: Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors: Arun B
authors: AB
authors: Taly
authors: Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Gayathri
authors: Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Madhu
authors: Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Sinha
keywords: 3243A >G mutation; and stroke-like episodes syndrome; encephalopathy; lactic acidosis; mitochondrial DNA; mitochondrial myopathy; rehabilitation; speech-language; swallowing