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| Year : 2004 | Volume
: 52
| Issue : 4 | Page : 494--495 |
Recent experience with Rett syndrome at a tertiary care center
Sudhir Kumar, M Alexander, C Gnanamuthu
Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632004, India
Correspondence Address:
Sudhir Kumar
Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore - 632004, Tamilnadu
India
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PMID: 15626843 
Rett syndrome (RS), a neurological developmental disorder, is one of the commonest causes of cognitive impairment in girls and women. These patients are often initially misdiagnosed as idiopathic mental retardation, cerebral palsy, or autism. Despite several reports from the West, there are very few reports from the Indian population. We present four female children with RS and emphasize the importance of early diagnosis.
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