Síndrome de MELAS como causa de estado epiléptico en niños: Reporte del caso de dos hermanos en Perú

Alicia Tirado-Chavarría; Eda J. Donayr-Rodríguez; Daniel Guillén-Pinto

doi:10.20453/rnp.v85i4.4373

Síndrome de MELAS como causa de estado epiléptico en niños: Reporte del caso de dos hermanos en Perú

Alicia Tirado-Chavarría
, Eda J. Donayr-Rodríguez
, Daniel Guillén-Pinto

Hospital Regional Docente de Trujillo
Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia

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MELAS Syndrome is a mitochondrial disease associated with epileptic seizures. The case of two siblings with genetically confirmed MELAS is presented, with a history of recurrent status epilepticus accompanied by neurological deficits, failure to thrive, hyperlacticaemia, and brain lesions resembling strokes. The neurological presentation with epileptic status is highlighted to be considered in the corresponding differential diagnosis in emergency rooms and pediatric hospitals.

Título traducido de la contribución	MELAS syndrome as a cause of status epilepticus in children: Report on two brothers’ case in Peru
Idioma original	Español
Páginas (desde-hasta)	319-326
Número de páginas	8
Publicación	Revista de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Volumen	85
N.º	4
DOI	https://doi.org/10.20453/rnp.v85i4.4373
Estado	Publicada - oct. 2022

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MELAS syndrome
Peru
epileptic seizures
hyperlactatemia
status epilepticus

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