A case of cardiac arrest caused by status epilepticus in mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes syndrome

• 발행기관: 조선대학교 의학연구원
• 저자명: Kyung Hoon Sun Yongjin Park
• 간행물 정보: 『The Medical Journal of Chosun University』제46권 제1호, 25~30쪽, 전체 6쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2021.03.31

영문 초록

Introduction: The mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome is a rare congenital disorder of mitochondrial DNA. Recently, as the prognosis of MELAS syndrome patients improves due to the development of diagnosis and treatment technology, the number of cases is increasing. Case Presentation: In this report, we discussed a case of a 24-year-old man with clinical and radiological picture of MELAS syndrome resuscitating at cardiac arrest after status epilepticus. We would like to describe characteristic radiological features of MELAS syndrome in CT, MRI and ophthalmology finding and differential diagnosis. Conclusions: The rarity of this disorder and the complexity of its clinical presentation make MELAS patients among the most difficult to diagnose. We report a patient who was successfully resuscitated and treated following cardiac arrest due to recurrent status epilepticus.

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Heart arrest MELAS syndrome Status epilepticus