New discoveries about the severe developmental disorder known as Rett syndrome could open the door to better treatments for the devastating, life-shortening condition. Scientists investigating the ...

Long-term clinical profiles of female patients with classic Rett syndrome are presented and exemplified by three cases, as experienced over four decades. Emphasized is the frequently surprisingly ...

Rett syndrome is a rare genetic neurological disorder that almost exclusively occurs in girls. It leads to serious impairments that affect almost every part of the child's life. Though Rett ...

Rizzo is diagnosed with Rett syndrome, which leads to a regression of basic skills that a small child may have already learned. Her parents say that the volunteers at Sebastian Riding Associates ...

there is a risk of unnecessary negative side effects in the all-too-premature aging process associated with Rett syndrome. With regard to epileptic seizures, the paroxysmal vacant spells described ...

Scientists investigating the severe developmental disorder known as Rett syndrome have discovered a series of crucial molecular changes that occur long before symptoms appear. The findings could ...

Respondents reported decreased diarrhea severity, improved patient quality of life, and decreased treatment discontinuation among patients with Rett syndrome treated with trofinetide. Data from a ...

Differences showed up ... Developmental Disorder Discovery Could Lead to Better Treatments for Rett Syndrome Dec. 19, 2024 — New discoveries about the severe developmental disorder known as Rett ...

Kemry Smith, a Utah girl, passed away from Rett syndrome, a rare disorder. Her mother, Natalie Smith, described Kemry as kind, caring and emotionally intuitive. Family, friends, and strangers ...

The resulting discord in gene expression leads to Rett syndrome. "In the current study, our goal was to better understand the molecular changes that occur upon loss of MeCP2 function. Previous ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital and collaborating institutions have gained new insights into the ...