What does MELAS stand for?

Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Strokelike

Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, Stroke-Like

Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy With Lactic Acidosis and Strokelike

Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke Like Episodes

Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-Like Episodes

Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-Like Symptoms

Mitochondrial Myopathy

Mitochondrial myopathies are types of myopathies associated with mitochondrial disease. On biopsy, the muscle tissue of patients with these diseases usually demonstrate "ragged red" muscle fibers. These ragged-red fibers contain mild accumulations of glycogen and neutral lipids, and may show an increased reactivity for succinate dehydrogenase and a decreased reactivity for cytochrome c oxidase.

Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactacidosis, and Stroke

Myopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-Like Episodes

episodes