Mitochondrial encephalopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes syndrome with hypothyroidism and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in a paediatric patient

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 941-946

  Lau, Keith K ^a   Yang, Samuel P ^a   Haddad, Maha N ^a   Butani, Lavjay ^a   Makker, Sudesh P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

FSGS; Hypothyroidism; MELAS; Nephrotic syndrome; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AZITHROMYCIN; CARNITINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CREATININE; ENALAPRIL; LEVOTHYROXINE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UBIQUINONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENE MUTATION; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MELAS SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PROTEINURIA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEIZURE; SEPSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; COMORBIDITY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TUBULES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MELAS SYNDROME;

EID: 34548458633     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-006-9172-8     Document Type: Article

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