A case of mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS), showing temporary improvement during the treatment with eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 668-672

  Hattori, Yukiko ^a   Matsuda, Masayuki ^a   Eizawa, Takayuki ^a   Nakajima, Kazuo ^a  

^a Asama General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Deafness; Diabetes mellitus; Eicosapentaenoic acid; MELAS

Indexed keywords

ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE;

AGED; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS;

EID: 0035740286     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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