Chapter 5 - Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)»Pervasive and specific developmental disorders (F80-F89)»Rett's syndrome (F84.2)
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Rett's syndrome
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Rett Syndrome35 drugs (19 approved, 16 experimental)
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)