Case of the month: MELAS
This case was contributed by
Prof Majid Jehangir. M.D
Dept of Radiology
GMC, Srinagar Kashmir
A 35 year old female with infertility presented with seizure disorder. MRI brain showed flair hyperintensity in frontal ,parietal lobe and occipital frontal gyrus and olfactory gyrus . With enhancement in right caudate head and left occipital lobe Leptomeningeal enhancement in Parietal lobes .
Final diagnosis of MELAS ( Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, Strokelike Episodes )
Further reading :
MELAS – Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, Strokelike Episodes Overview of MELAS
Primary mitochondrial disorders of the pediatric central nervous system: neuroimaging findings
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