TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - MELAS Syndrome A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Marciniak, Bruno A1 - Dalens, Bernard J. PY - 2006 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications AB - MELAS is an acronym for mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke. It is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Other clinical features include diabetes mellitus, deafness, episodic vomiting, seizures, and cortical blindness. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58075699 ER -