title: The Rett syndrome: the first case report from Pakistan.
abstract: We report an 11-yr-old girl who visited the outpatient department of Islamabad Children's Hospital with uncontrolled seizures, psychomotor retardation and hand washing movements since early childhood. She had an uneventful peri- and neonatal history with a normal head size at birth and fulfilled the criteria of classic Rett syndrome. This is the first report of the Rett syndrome in Pakistan.
authors.affiliation: Islamabad Children's Hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Qazi
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Rehman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D015518:Rett Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*