d="p0005">The clinical onset of the m.3243A > G MELAS mutation may be a diagnostic challenge.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0010">In the differential diagnosis of infective encephalitis MELAS should be considered.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0015">Screening of m.3243 in urine is a fast and economic approach for MELAS diagnosis.
dd>dl>