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A national survey of Rett syndrome: behavioural characteristics

BACKGROUND: The aim was to gain a UK national sample of people with Rett syndrome (RTT) across the age range and compare their characteristics using a variety of relevant behavioural measures with a well-chosen contrast group. METHODS: The achieved…

Defining Hand Stereotypies in Rett Syndrome: A Movement Disorders Perspective

INTRODUCTION: Hand stereotypies (HS) are a primary diagnostic criterion for Rett syndrome (WIT) but are difficult to characterize and quantify systematically. METHODS: We collected video on 27 girls (2-12 years of age) with classic RTT who…

Direct Observation of the Behaviour of Females with Rett Syndrome

The aim was to observe the behaviour of a sample of females with RTT and explore how it was organized in relation to environmental events. Ten participants, all with a less severe form of classic (n = 9) or atypical (n = 1) Rett syndrome (RTT), were…

Tags: 2016, Behavior, breathing difficulties, characteristics, Cianfaglione R, Clarke A, Felce D, hand stereotypies, Hastings R P, Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, Kerr M, Meek A, Rett syndrome, self-injury, stereotypy, tone and motor problems, Trajectory

Evolution of Stereotypies in Adolescents and Women with Rett Syndrome

Stereotypies in Rett syndrome (RTT) are a diagnostic hallmark present in all stages of the disease, but descriptions of movement disorders in adults are very scant. Among 30 patients with RTT followed-up at San Paolo Hospital in Milan, we selected…

Tags: 2009, adult age, Canevini M P, characteristics, hand stereotypies, La Briola F, movement disorder, Movement Disorders, movement-disorders, Neurosciences & Neurology, retardation, Rett syndrome, stereotypy, tone and motor problems, Trajectory, Vignoli A

Hand stereotypies distinguish Rett syndrome from autism disorder

Background: Rett syndrome (RTT) and autism disorder (AD) are 2 neurodevelopmental disorders of early life that share phenotypic features, one being hand stereotypies. Distinguishing RTT from AD often represents a challenge, and given their distinct…

Tags: 2012, Autism, characteristics, childhood, Children, Developmental disorders, Goldman S, hand stereotypies, mecp2, motor stereotypies, mouthing, Movement Disorders, movements, Neurosciences & Neurology, Rett syndrome, stereotypies, Temudo T, tone and motor problems, Trajectory

Stereotypical Hand Movements in 144 Subjects with Rett Syndrome from the Population-Based Australian Database

Stereotypic hand movements are a feature of Rett Syndrome but few studies have observed their nature systematically. Video data in familiar settings were obtained on subjects (n = 144) identified from an Australian population-based database. I-land…

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