Patent foramen ovale leading to mismanagement in a mitochondrial
myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes
(MELAS) patient
- Mehri Salari
, - Masoud Etemadifar,
- Ronak Rashedi,
- Romina Rashedi
Mehri Salari
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Corresponding Author:mehri.salari@gmail.com
Author ProfileRonak Rashedi
Functional Neurosurgery Research Center, Shohada Tajrish Neurosurgical Center of Excellence, Shahid Beheshti University of medical Sciences
Author ProfileRomina Rashedi
Functional Neurosurgery Research Center, Shohada Tajrish Neurosurgical Center of Excellence, Shahid Beheshti University of medical Sciences
Author ProfileAbstract
We report the clinical, imaging, echocardiography and muscle biopsy
findings of a patient presenting by characteristics which have not been
reported in previous Melas cases. This is the first reported case of
MELAS accompanying with PFO, and the first case of MELAS with the
progressive pattern of ischemic lesions.06 Oct 2021Submitted to Clinical Case Reports 13 May 2022Submission Checks Completed
13 May 2022Assigned to Editor
18 May 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
01 Aug 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
01 Aug 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
04 Sep 20221st Revision Received
05 Sep 2022Assigned to Editor
05 Sep 2022Submission Checks Completed
05 Sep 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
06 Sep 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
08 Feb 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
10 Mar 20232nd Revision Received
15 Mar 2023Assigned to Editor
15 Mar 2023Submission Checks Completed
15 Mar 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
27 Mar 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
08 Jul 2023Editorial Decision: Accept
