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Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy With Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-Like Episodes—MELAS Syndrome

Caitlin Henry, Neema Patel, William Shaffer, Lillian Murphy, Joe Park and Bradley Spieler
Ochsner Journal September 2017, 17 (3) 296-301;
Caitlin Henry
1Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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Neema Patel
2Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
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3Department of Radiology, Slidell Memorial Hospital, Slidell, LA
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4Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
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vol. 17 no. 3 296-301
PubMed 
29026367

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1524-5012
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1524-5012
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  • Published online September 1, 2017.

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  1. Caitlin Henry, MS1,
  2. Neema Patel, MD2,
  3. William Shaffer, MD3,
  4. Lillian Murphy, MD4,
  5. Joe Park, MD4 and
  6. Bradley Spieler, MD4
  1. 1Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
  2. 2Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
  3. 3Department of Radiology, Slidell Memorial Hospital, Slidell, LA
  4. 4Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
  1. Address correspondence to Bradley Spieler, MD, Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112. Tel: (504) 568-4647. Email: bspie1{at}lsuhsc.edu
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