MELAS with A3243G mutation presenting with occipital status epilepticus

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1564-1567

  Karkare, Shefali ^a   Merchant, Sabiha ^a   Solomon, Gail ^a   Engel, Murray ^a   Kosofsky, Barry ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

A3243G; Epilepsy; MELAS; Mitochondria; Occipital lobe

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GUANINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENE MUTATION; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HALLUCINATIONS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MUTATION; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; OCCIPITAL LOBE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 75149134391     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809334386     Document Type: Article

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