title: Angelman syndrome.
abstract: Angelman syndrome is characterized by severe mental retardation, absence of speech, bursts of laughter, ataxia, seizure disorder and facial dysmorphism. This report describes the first 3 children with Angelman syndrome from Bahrain. The diagnosis was based on clinical features and confirmed by the presence of microdeletion of 15q11q13 using fluorescence in situ hybridization.
authors: Department of Neuroscience, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, PO Box 12, Bahrain.  Tel. +973 279717.  Fax. +973 9108415.  E-mail: Ne3ma59@hotmail.com.
authors: Fatima N
authors: FN
authors: Mahmood
authors: Fouad A
authors: FA
authors: Ali
authors: Ayman K
authors: AK
authors: Ali