Mitochondrial myopathy-encephalopathy-lactic acidosis-and strokelike episodes (MELAS) syndrome: CT and MR findings in seven children

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 641-645

  Kim, In One ^a   Kim, Ji Hye ^a,b   Kim, Woo Sun ^a   Hwang, Yong Seung ^a   Yeon, Kyung Mo ^a   Han, Man Chung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Radiology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MELAS SYNDROME; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030065865     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.166.3.8623642     Document Type: Article

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