@article{3127960, title = "MELAS syndrome diagnosed in ICU in a 56-year-old patient presenting with status epilepticus", author = "Vrettou, C.S. and Zervakis, D. and Priovolos, A. and Koskina, S. and Tsamouri, M. and Routsi, C.", journal = "Intensive Care Medicine Experimental", year = "2013", volume = "39", number = "6", pages = "1148-1149", issn = "2197-425X", doi = "10.1007/s00134-013-2884-1", keywords = "alanine aminotransferase; aspartate aminotransferase; creatine kinase; lactic acid; mitochondrial DNA, adult; alanine aminotransferase blood level; artificial ventilation; aspartate aminotransferase blood level; case report; cerebrovascular disease; creatine kinase blood level; epileptic state; Glasgow coma scale; hospital readmission; human; intensive care unit; lactate blood level; letter; MELAS syndrome; mitochondrial encephalopathy, Biopsy; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; MELAS Syndrome; Middle Aged; Respiration, Artificial; Status Epilepticus; Tomography, X-Ray Computed" }