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Here, we described a 24-year-old male patient with MELAS who had migratory vasodilatation of cerebral arteries on MRA and positive antibodies against contactin-associated protein-like-2 in serum during stroke-like episodes (SLEs). Moreover, a total of 18 MELAS cases were included in this literature review. MELAS with cerebrovascular dilatation was mainly seen in young adults and the commonest clinical manifestations were visual symptoms, headache, and seizures. Vasodilatation predominantly occurred in the acute phase of SLEs. Dilation of the major cerebral artery mainly happened in the posterior cerebral artery and the middle cerebral artery. The region of increased cerebral blood flow (CBF) always corresponded to the range of vascular supply of the dilated cerebral artery. Multimodal neuroimaging evaluation is very important for the diagnosis of mitochondrial diseases. Migratory vasodilation of cerebral arteries may be a specific imaging sign of MELAS. 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