Rett Syndrome: Some Behavioural Aspects and an Overview

A brief review of the Rett syndrome is presented. The main clinical features are onset of mental deterioration, in girls only, between the ages of6 and 18 months, all of whom later develop peculiar stereotyped repetitive movements resembling hand washing. The cause is unknown; the condition occurs m...

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Main Authors: Marta Elian, Noel De M. Rudolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1989-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1989-2402