Avascular necrosis after long-term glucocorticoid treatment in MELAS: a cautionary note
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DOI: 10.1007/s10545-017-0110-y
Abstract: Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) are most commonly due to m.3243A > G mutation (El-Hattab et al 2015). Most patients have stroke-like episodes (SLEs), characterized by neurologic deficits not conforming to cerebral… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; hattab 2015; avascular necrosis; long term ... See more keywords