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Disseminated stroke-like episodes lesions in MELAS are partially reversible with lactate disappearance

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We would like to thank Ryota Takamatsu and Daigo Miyazaki at Shinshu University for the evaluation of muscle pathology.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Nagano Municipal Hospital, 1333-1, Tomitake, Nagano, 381-8551, Japan

    Yuya Kobayashi, Seishu Karasawa, Nobuhiko Ohashi & Kanji Yamamoto

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Kobayashi, Y., Karasawa, S., Ohashi, N. et al. Disseminated stroke-like episodes lesions in MELAS are partially reversible with lactate disappearance. Acta Neurol Belg 123, 1549–1552 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-022-01999-w

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