İmportance of Multi-Disciplinary Approach in the Diagnosis and Followup of Rett Syndrome: a Case Report
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İmportance of Multi-Disciplinary Approach in the Diagnosis and Followup of Rett Syndrome: a Case Report

Turk J Child Adolesc Ment Health 2012;19(2):97-101
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Abstract

Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is transmitted in an X-dominant fashion. In this article, it was aimed to present the treatment and follow-up process of a case being followed up by pediatric neurologists and pediatricians since she had met the diagnosis of Rett Syndrome who had applied to the child and adolescent psychiatry department only during adolescence, to compare the features of the patient with those hitherto reported in national literature and to underline the importance of multidisciplinary follow-up.

Keywords: Rett syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder, diagnostic criteria.