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A Case of Rett Syndrome Observed with Video-EEG Monitoring
Hyun Mi Kim, Young Ah Lee, TaecSung Ko, Hyung Nam Moon, Chang Yee Hong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(5):718-725.   Published online May 15, 1994
Rett syndrome is progressive neurodegenerative disorder in female patients, characterized by autistic behavior, mental retardation, loss of purposeful hand skills, sterotypic hand movement, breathing dysfunction, severely impaired language, ataxia, and seizure. The diagnosis of Rett syndrome is based on its characteristic clinical manifestation and course. The electroencephalographic(EEG) findings of Rett syndrome are nonspecific, but a progressive deteriorationin the EEF, characterized...