Rett syndrome: Clinical and epidemiological aspects in a Brazilian institution

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 909-915

  Pozzi, Cristina M ^a,b   Rosemberg, Sergio ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic encephalopathy; Differential diagnosis; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAZIL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME XQ; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INTELLIGENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEARNING; MECP2 GENE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; RETT SYNDROME; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH;

EID: 0348148911     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2003000600004     Document Type: Article

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