Rett syndrome (RTT) is a progressive neurodevelopmental ... four times the general population rate (6). The presence of epilepsy almost doubled the risk of fracture as did the use of two or ...

there is a risk of unnecessary negative side effects in the all-too-premature aging process associated with Rett syndrome. With regard to epileptic seizures, the paroxysmal vacant spells described ...

in 18 patients with Rett syndrome (mean age 13.7 years) at clinical stages III and IV. Age at epilepsy onset and seizure frequency were strictly correlated with neuropsychological outcome ...

Background Rett syndrome, an X-linked dominant neurodevelopmental disorder primarily affecting females, is characterised by developmental regression after initial normal development, predominantly ...

Study design Cases (n=233) were sourced from the population-based Australian Rett Syndrome Database and longitudinal data were used. The Cox proportional hazard model was used to analyse relationships ...

Its multidisciplinary staff is devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of the entire spectrum of neurological disorders of infancy and childhood - from epilepsy and developmental and neurodegenerative ...

Epilepsy syndromes have long been recognised as distinct conditions with typical ... although initially considered a variant of Rett syndrome, is now recognised as an independent disorder, and ...