title: [Rett syndrome--case report].
abstract: We report on a 13 years old girl with Rett syndrome (autism, dementia, ataxia and loss of purposeful hand use in girls). The Rett syndrome is unexpectedly frequent (1:15,000 in 1-14 years old girls). The diagnosis is based solely upon clinical development observation. Typical false diagnoses are: autism, some types of epilepsia, deprivation, cerebral palsy, degenerative encephalopathy, infantile psychosis and types of ataxia. The etiology is unknown, genetic factors, possibly an X-linked dominant new mutation, explain many, but not all findings. The empiric recurrence-risk is apparently low.
authors: Institut für Humangenetik der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Glaser
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Marx
authors: I H
authors: IH
authors: Pawlowitzki
mesh_terms: D001259:Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Rett Syndrom--Kasuistischer Beitrag.