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Rett Syndrome  

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Definition

  • An inherited neurological developmental disorder that is associated with X-LINKED INHERITANCE and may be lethal in utero to hemizygous males. The affected female is normal until the age of 6-25 months when progressive loss of voluntary control of hand movements and communication skills; ATAXIA; SEIZURES; autistic behavior; intermittent HYPERVENTILATION; and HYPERAMMONEMIA appear. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p199)

Entry terms

  • Autism, Dementia, Ataxia, and Loss of Purposeful Hand Use
  • Autism-Dementia-Ataxia-Loss of Purposeful Hand Use Syndrome
  • Cerebroatrophic Hyperammonemia
  • Rett Disorder
  • Rett's Disorder
  • Rett's Syndrome

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