Rett syndrome in childhood: the clinical characteristics
Keywords:
Rett syndrome, childhood
Abstract
The prevalence rate of RS in various coun-tries is from 1:10,000 to 1:23,000 female live
births. RS is most often misdiagnosed as autism,
cerebral palsy, or non-specific developmental de-
lay. While many health professionals may not be
familiar with RS, it is a relatively frequent cause of
neurological dysfunction in females. There are no
biological markers for this disease, the diagno-
sis is established by history taking and clinical find-
ings. We reported two patients, both girls, with RS.
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Kimura A, Sakai T, et al. Decreased cerebrospinal fluid
levels of substance P in patients with Rett syndrome.
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differential diagnosis of Rett syndrome. Journal of Child
Neurology 1988;3(Suppl):6-16.
14. Jellinger K, Armstrong D, Zoghbi HY, Percy AK. Neu-
ropathology of Rett syndrome. Acta Neuropathol
1988;76:142-58.
15. Hagberg G, Stenbom Y, Engerstrom IW. Head growth
in Rett syndrome. Brain & Development
2001;23(Suppl):227-9.
16. Philippart M. Rett and Angelman’s syndromes: models
of arrested development. Pediatr Neurol 2001;25:288-
94.
17. Philippart M. Handwringing in Rett syndrome: a nor-
mal developmental stage. Pediatr Neurol 1992;8:197-9.
18. Percy AK. Progressive dementia associated with other
neurologic abnormalities. In: Beng BO, editor. Principles
of child neurology. New York: Mc Graw Hill; 1996. p.
1469-93.
19. Oldfors A, Sourander P, Armstrong DL, Percy AK,
Witt-Engerstrom I, Hagberg BA. Rett syndrome: cer-
ebellar pathology. Pediatr Neurol 1990;6:310-4.
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2016-10-10
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Herini E, Mangunatmadja I, Solek P, Pusponegoro H. Rett syndrome in childhood: the clinical characteristics. PI [Internet]. 10Oct.2016 [cited 26Apr.2024];44(4):160-. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/756
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Received 2016-09-30
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