MELAS syndrome: Clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, and treatment options.
MELAS syndrome: Clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, and treatment options.
Ayman W El-Hattab,A. Adesina,Jeremy Jones,F. Scaglia
2015 · DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2015.06.004
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism · 546 Citations
TLDR
There is no specific consensus approach for treating MELAS syndrome, but unblinded studies showed that l-arginine therapy improves stroke-like episode symptoms and decreases the frequency and severity of these episodes.