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Rett syndrome: retrospective and prospective study of 28 patients
From November 1982 to May 1999, 28 children with Rett syndrome were followed-up for a medium period of 6 years and 2 months. Regression of developmental milestones started at the age between 5 and 20 months. Nineteen cases of typical Rett syndrome had uneventful pre and perinatal periods, loss of previously acquired purposeful hand skills, mental and motor regression and developed hand stereotypies; sixteen had head growth deceleration and 12 gait apraxia. Nine patients were atypical cases, 2 formes frustres, 2 congenital, 3 with early seizure onset, 1 preserved speech and 1 male. Epilepsy was present in 21 patients, predominantly partial seizures and the drug of choise was carbamazepine (15 patients). In the initial evaluation most patients were distributed on Stages II and III and on follow-up on Stages III and IV. Three children died.No perĂodo entre Novembro 1982 e Maio 1999, 28 crianças com SĂndrome de Rett foram seguidas por um perĂodo mĂ©dio de 6 anos e 2 meses.O inĂcio da regressĂŁo do desenvolvimento psicomotor ocorreu entre 5 e 20 meses.Os 19 casos de sĂndrome de Rett tĂpica apresentavam perĂodos prĂ© e perinatal normais,e evoluĂram com perda das habilidades previamente adquiridas, retardo psicomotor e estereotipias de mĂŁos; 16 tinham desaceleração do crescimento craniano e 12 tinham marcha anormal. Nove pacientes foram casos atĂpicos: 2 formas frustras, 2 congĂȘnitas, 3 com crises precoces, 1 com fala preservada e 1 sendo do sexo masculino. A epilepsia esteve presente em 21 pacientes com crises predominantemente parciais e a droga de escolha foi a carbamazepina (15 pacientes). Na avaliação inicial a maioria dos pacientes estava distribuĂda em estĂĄgios II e III da sĂndrome e evolutivamente passaram aos estĂĄgios III e IV, sendo que 3 faleceram.40741