Rett Syndrome

An inherited neurological developmental disorder that is associated with X-LINKED INHERITANCE and may be lethal in utero to hemizygous males. The affected female is normal until the age of 6-25 months when progressive loss of voluntary control of hand movements and communication skills; ATAXIA; SEIZURES; autistic behavior; intermittent HYPERVENTILATION; and HYPERAMMONEMIA appear. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p199)

Year introduced: 1990

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Tree Number(s): C10.597.606.360.455.937, C16.320.322.500.937, C16.320.400.525.937

MeSH Unique ID: D015518

Entry Terms:

• Syndrome, Rett
• Autism-Dementia-Ataxia-Loss of Purposeful Hand Use Syndrome
• Autism Dementia Ataxia Loss of Purposeful Hand Use Syndrome
• Rett's Syndrome
• Retts Syndrome
• Syndrome, Rett's
• Rett Disorder
• Rett's Disorder
• Autism, Dementia, Ataxia, and Loss of Purposeful Hand Use
• Cerebroatrophic Hyperammonemia
• Cerebroatrophic Hyperammonemias
• Hyperammonemia, Cerebroatrophic
• Hyperammonemias, Cerebroatrophic

Previous Indexing:

• Mental Retardation (1983-1989)
• Movement Disorders (1986-1989)

See Also:

• Intellectual Disability

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Intellectual Disability
Mental Retardation, X-Linked
Rett Syndrome

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Diseases Category
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Mental Retardation, X-Linked
Rett Syndrome

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Mental Retardation, X-Linked
Rett Syndrome