Medical care of adolescents and women with Rett syndrome: An Italian study

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 158 A, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-18

  Vignoli, Aglaia ^a   La Briola, Francesca ^a   Peron, Angela ^a   Turner, Katherine ^a   Savini, Miriam ^a   Cogliati, Francesca ^b   Russo, Silvia ^b   Canevini, Maria Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult phenotype; Clinical management; Comorbidities; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; MELATONIN; NIAPRAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HAND DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ITALIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETT SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETT SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84355166207     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34367     Document Type: Article

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