Abnormal general movements in girls with Rett disorder: The first four months of life

• Published in: Brain & development Vol. 27; pp. S8 - S13
• Main Authors: Einspieler, Christa, Kerr, Alison M., Prechtl, Heinz F.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2005
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Child; Developmental Disabilities - physiopathology; Dyskinesias - etiology; Female; Fidgety movements; Generalised movements; Humans; Infant; Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 - genetics; Mutation; Retrospective Studies; Rett Syndrome - diagnosis; Rett Syndrome - genetics; Rett Syndrome - physiopathology; Spontaneous movements; Video analysis; Video Recording - methods; Spontaneous movements; infant; Fidgety movements; Generalised movements; Video analysis

An apparently normal early development was one of the initial criteria for classical Rett syndrome. However, several investigators considered Rett syndrome to be a developmental disorder manifesting very soon after birth. Videos of 14 infants with Rett disorder were carefully assessed for their spon...