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MELAS syndrome
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Melas SyndromeNeurobiology Of DiseaseNeurological DisorderNeuroanatomyNeurologyNeuroscienceCommon Neurological DisordersNeuropathologyMedicineMyoclonus EpilepsyEpilepsySocial SciencesMitochondrial Disease
Severe prolonged migrainous symptoms and prolonged partial status epilepticus are characteristic features of the MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes). Maternal transmission previously found in myoclonus epilepsy and ragged-red fibers (MERRF), another mitochondrial disease, is suggested in this disorder as well.