A Case of MELAS with Schizophrenia-like Psychiatric Symptoms

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 23(6); 2005 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2005;23(6): 830-832.

정신분열증양 정신병적 증상을 보인 MELAS 증후군 1예

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건양대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실, 성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 진단검사의학과a

A Case of MELAS with Schizophrenia-like Psychiatric Symptoms

oon-Yup Lee

Department of Neurology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicinea, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Schizophrenia-like psychiatric symptoms in patients with MELAS are rarely reported. A 34-year-old male was admitted because of visual hallucinations, persecutory delusions and generalized seizure. He also presented with repeated headache, vomiting, and left homonymous hemianopsia. We report a 34-year-male with MELAS presenting psychiatric symptoms before the establishment of the diagnosis by gene analysis. KeyWords:MELAS, Schizophrenia