Gastrointestinal and nutritional problems occur frequently throughout life in girls and women with rett syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 292-298

  Motil, Kathleen J ^a   Caeg, Erwin ^a   Barrish, Judy O ^a   Geerts, Suzanne ^b   Lane, Jane B ^c   Percy, Alan K ^d   Annese, Fran ^e   McNair, Lauren ^e   Skinner, Steven A ^e   Lee, Hye Seung ^f   Neul, Jeffrey L ^a   Glaze, Daniel G ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

cholelithiasis; constipation; gastroesophageal reflux; gastroparesis; gastrostomy; growth; low bone mineral content; MECP2

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; BODY MASS; BONE MINERAL; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; GASTROSTOMY; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECP2 GENE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETT SYNDROME; SHORT STATURE; UNDERWEIGHT; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BONE DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; MALE; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUTATION; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETT SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865702920     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31824b6159     Document Type: Article

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