18F-FDG PET/CT findings in a possible MELAS syndrome: A case study
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MELAS Syndrome (A Case Report)
= Abstract =MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episode) is a rare and currently incompletely defined mitochondrial disease involving mainly muscle and brain. We have recently seen a 17-year-old male patient who, we believe, is the first Korean case. The patient showed the classical picture of MELAS: short stature, generalized limb weakness, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2008-2509,1681-2824
DOI: 10.18502/irjnm.v27i1.976