Rett syndrome a pediatric neurodevelopmental disorder
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Henry Stewart Talks
2010, 2010
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| Series: | Autism and Autism spectrum disorders : history, diagnosis, neurobiology, treatment and outcome
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| Collection: | Henry Stewart Talks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Prevalence of Rett syndrome
- History of the disorder
- Clinical presentation
- Different stages of the syndrome
- Diagnosis
- IRSA diagnostic criteria
- Necessary, supportive and exclusionary criteria
- Diagnostic criteria associated features and disorders
- IRSA vs. DSM-IV-TR
- Atypical Rett syndrome
- Differential diagnosis
- Etiology of Rett syndrome
- Random inactivation of one X-chromosome in each cell
- Rett syndrome and sporadic mutation
- Familial RTT
- Rett syndrome and MECP2
- Other genes associated with RTT
- Mouse models
- Neuropathology
- Neuroanatomy
- Neurochemical alterations in Rett syndrome
- Growth patterns and nutrition
- Cognitive and adaptive functioning
- Communication
- Orthopedic aspects and intervention
- Hand stereotypes
- Educational implications