Síndrome de Rett

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Síndrome de Rett

Síntomas:

Un bebé con el síndrome de Rett tiene un desarrollo normal durante los primeros 6 a 18 meses de vida. Los síntomas varían de leves a graves y pueden abarcar:

Signos y exámenes:

Las pruebas genéticas se pueden utilizar para buscar mutaciones genéticas que ocasionan el síndrome de Rett. Sin embargo, dado que este defecto genético no se identifica en todas las personas con la enfermedad, el diagnóstico de este síndrome todavía se basa en los síntomas.

Existen algunos tipos diferentes del síndrome de Rett, a saber:

El síndrome de Rett se clasifica como atípico si:

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