L-arginine efficiency in MELAS syndrome. A case report;La l-arginine, une thérapeutique symptomatique efficace au cours d'un syndrome MELAS

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 482-485

  Moutaouakil, F ^a,d   El Otmani, H ^a   Fadel, H ^a   Sefrioui, F ^b   Slassi, I ^c  

^a Al Kortobi Hospital   (Morocco)

^b Radiologie Al Hakim   (Morocco)

^c IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^d Résidence Abou Adnane ^*  (Morocco)

Author keywords

L arginine; MELAS; Mitochondriopathy; Stroke like episodes

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ARGININE; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEUROIMAGING; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ARGININE; BIOPSY; BRAIN; CALCINOSIS; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRUVATES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67849115937     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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