MELAS
MELAS: Introduction
MELAS: A mitochondrial disorder characterized by stroke-like episodes, headaches, vomiting and other neurological symptoms.
More detailed information about the symptoms,
causes, and treatments of MELAS is available below.
Symptoms of MELAS
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symptoms of MELAS
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MELAS: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To MELAS
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Medical Textbooks Online about MELAS
Medical Books Excerpts
- Stroke
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Stroke
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Stroke
- "The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult" (2008)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Less Common Symptoms of MELAS
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Wrongly Diagnosed with MELAS?
MELAS: Self Assessment Tools
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MELAS: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and MELAS
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke or ...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild ...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children.
See misdiagnosis of...read more »
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MELAS: Research Doctors & Specialists
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MELAS: Rare Types
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Causes of MELAS
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News Archives for MELAS
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Source: HealthDay News
Videos for MELAS
When someone close to you suffers from a stroke, the emotional impact can be tremendous. But as anyone caring for a loved one after a stroke...
Stroke is a devastating condition that often results in serious long-term complications. Among the most common and most challenging are mobility...
This year over 300,000 people in the United States will suffer a stroke, many of whom are elderly. Following the immediate crisis there are long term...
Among the many serious consequences of a stroke, one of the most physically debilitating is "spasticity," or uncontrolled muscle tightness. Pain and...
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Prognosis for MELAS
Prognosis for MELAS:
generally poor, stroke-like episodes may be harmless or cause permanent neurological deficits
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Reseach about MELAS
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Clinical Trials for MELAS
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for MELAS include:
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MELAS: Broader Related Topics
Types of MELAS
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Definitions of MELAS:
MELAS is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that MELAS, or a subtype of MELAS,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list MELAS as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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