MELAS syndrome

Also known as mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes, MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY, ENCEPHALOPATHY, LACTIC ACIDOSIS, AND STROKE-LIKE EPISODES, Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes, Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes, MELAS, Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke, MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY, ENCEPHALOPATHY, LACTIC ACIDOSIS, AND STROKE-LIKE EPISODES; MELAS

one of the family of mitochondrial cytopathies, which also include MERRF, and Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy