Stroke-like episode
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002401
No consensus exists on what a stroke-like episode is, but these episodes can be functionally defined as a new neurological deficit, occurring with or without the context of seizures, which last longer than 24 hours. [ PMID:22715346 PMID:23907585 ]
Term info
- UMLS:C1857287
Stroke-like episodes are phenotypic features predominantly of mitochondrial disorders, most frequently mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactacidosis, SLE (MELAS)-syndrome, and mimic the clinical manifestations of ischemic stroke to some extent.
No consensus exists on what a stroke-like episode is, but these episodes can be functionally defined as a new neurological deficit, occurring with or without the context of seizures, which last longer than 24 hours.
Strokelike episodes, Stroke-like episodes
HP:0002401