Regional cerebral hyperperfusion: A biomarker of upcoming stroke‐like episodes?
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DOI: 10.1002/jmri.25735
Abstract: We read with interest the article by Li et al about three MELAS patients carrying the m.3243A>G mutation who underwent conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI), 3D arterial spin labeling (ASL) perfusion… read more here.
Keywords: hyperperfusion; sle; heteroplasmy rates; cbf ... See more keywords
Clinical features, pathogenesis, and management of stroke-like episodes due to MELAS.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11011-021-00772-x
Abstract: Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a disease that should be considered as a differential diagnosis to acute ischemic stroke taking into account its onset pattern and neurological symptoms, which are… read more here.
Keywords: clinical features; like episodes; pathogenesis management; stroke like ... See more keywords
Knowledge about the characteristics of stroke-like lesions is expandable.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11011-021-00831-3
Abstract: Stroke-like episodes (SLEs) are a common phenotypic feature of various syndromic and non-syndromic mitochondrial disorders (MIDs), particularly of mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episode syndrome (MELAS). The morphological equivalent of a SLE is the stroke-like lesion… read more here.
Keywords: knowledge characteristics; like lesions; characteristics stroke; lesions expandable ... See more keywords
Stroke-like symptoms and leptomeningeal FLAIR hyperintensity in a neurofibromatosis type 1 patient with primary leptomeningeal melanoma
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DOI: 10.1007/s13760-018-0931-y
Abstract: A 43-year-old North African male, known to have neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), was admitted to the neurological unit due to a sudden transient paresis of the right arm and lower face lasting 15 min, followed… read more here.
Keywords: leptomeningeal melanoma; neurofibromatosis type; patient; stroke like ... See more keywords
The impact of installing an MR scanner in the emergency department for patients presenting with acute stroke-like symptoms.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.05.015
Abstract: PURPOSE We examined the impact of an MR scanner in the emergency department (ED) on ED length of stay (LOS), hospital (H) LOS, hospital admission rate, hospitalization costs, and ED re-presentation rate of patients presenting… read more here.
Keywords: patients presenting; emergency department; scanner emergency; stroke like ... See more keywords
F20. Focal status epilepticus in a patient with stroke like migraine attacks after radiation therapy (SMART) syndrome
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.04.183
Abstract: Introduction Stroke like migraine attacks after radiation therapy (SMART) syndrome is a rare and under-recognized delayed complication of brain irradiation. It is characterized by cortical thickening with associated cortical gadolinium enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging… read more here.
Keywords: smart syndrome; brain; bid; stroke like ... See more keywords
Peculiarities of stroke-like lesions on MRI
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejro.2019.01.001
Abstract: With interest we read the review article by Koksel et al. about diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) findings in patients with acute encephalopathy, tagged with the acronym “CRUMPLED” [1]. The authors discuss DWI findings in Creutzfeldt… read more here.
Keywords: like lesions; peculiarities stroke; mitochondrial vasculopathy; stage ... See more keywords
Cerebellar stroke-like lesions in Leigh syndrome due to the variant m.8993T>C in MT-ATP6
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ensci.2019.100203
Abstract: With interest we read the article by de Veiga et al. about an 8 years old male with Leigh syndrome due to the mtDNA variant m.8993 T > C in the MT-ATP6 gene [1]. The… read more here.
Keywords: leigh syndrome; muscle; micro angiopathy; muscle wasting ... See more keywords
Survival analysis of a cohort of Chinese patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) based on clinical features
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.033
Abstract: BACKGROUND Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a common mitochondrial syndrome. The aim of this study was to conduct a survival analysis based on the clinical features of a Chinese MELAS… read more here.
Keywords: cohort; survival analysis; like episodes; stroke like ... See more keywords
Understanding the nomenclature of mitochondrial DNA mutations through examples of two specific disease entities: Mitochondrial encephalopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes and Leber hereditary optic neuropathy.
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DOI: 10.1097/jxx.0000000000000693
Abstract: ABSTRACT Mitochondrial diseases are genetic disorders that can arise either from maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or from mutations in nuclear DNA. This article is the second in a series of papers reviewing mitochondrial genetics… read more here.
Keywords: lactic acidosis; stroke like; acidosis stroke; encephalopathy lactic ... See more keywords
Therapeutic management of stroke-like episodes varies from that of encephalitis
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000019141
Abstract: Abstract Introduction: Stroke-like episodes (SLEs) are typical cerebral manifestations of certain mitochondrial disorders (MIDs). They are characterised by a vasogenic edema in a non-vascular distribution. Patients concerns: none Diagnosis: SLEs show up on cerebral MRI… read more here.
Keywords: therapeutic management; like episodes; chronic stage; stroke ... See more keywords