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Extrapyramidal Involvement in Rett's Syndrome
Neurol 40:293-295, FitzGerald,P.M.,et al, 1990
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Article Abstract
Extrapyramidal dysfunction is poorly characterized in Rett's syndrome,a neurodegenerative disorder in girls.We studied the motor and behavioral findings in 32 Rett's syndrome patients,21 months to 30 years old.In addition to the typical stereotyped movements and scoliosis,other motor disturbances included bruxism,sialorrhea,ocular deviations,parkinsonian findings,dystonia,myoclonus,and athetosis.The types of movement disorders seemed to be age-related,with the hyperkinetic disorders occurring in the younger patients and the bradykinetic disorders occurring more frequently in the older patients.
 
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