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NEURO-IMAGE: MELAS (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes syndrome)

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  1. Radiology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Louise Pichon MD , Thierry Duprez MD , Douglas Lacomblez MD  & Guido Wilms MD, PhD

  2. Neurology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Adrian Ivanoiu MD, PhD

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Pichon, L., Ivanoiu, A., Duprez, T. et al. NEURO-IMAGE: MELAS (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes syndrome). Acta Neurol Belg 122, 1597–1598 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-021-01694-2

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