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Case 21 - Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-Like Episodes (MELAS)

from Part V - Cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2022

By
Shatha Shafi  and
Blathnaid McCoy
Edited by
Cecil D. Hahn  and
Courtney J. Wusthoff
Cecil D. Hahn
Affiliation:
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Courtney J. Wusthoff
Affiliation:
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University
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EEGneuromonitoringmitochondrial encephalomyopathylactic acidosisand stroke-like episodes (MELAS)nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE)
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Neuromonitoring in Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care , pp. 268 - 270
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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